Mental Health Commission

Western Australian Mental Wellbeing Guide

The Mental Health Commission (Commission) is committed to improving and maintaining mental health and wellbeing as an essential element in transforming WA’s overall mental health and alcohol and other drugs systems.

To improve community understanding of mental health and wellbeing, we have developed the Western Australian Mental Wellbeing Guide (Mental Wellbeing Guide).


Download the Mental Wellbeing Guide

The Mental Wellbeing Guide provides practical steps for state and local government agencies, communities, non-government and private organisations to plan, develop, implement and evaluate community-based mental wellbeing initiatives.

To accompany the Mental Wellbeing Guide, the Commission, in collaboration with Healthway and the Western Australian Association for Mental Health, has developed a Guide to Assessing Mental Wellbeing Programs. This assessment tool has been created to support those looking to implement evidence-based or evidence-informed wellbeing programs in their communities.

Development

The development of the Mental Wellbeing Guide was informed by:

  • State-wide consultation with 780 people via 92 face-to-face interviews, 29 online focus groups and an online survey
  • a literature review by Prevention United of 333 published papers and grey literature relating to wellbeing
  • an expert reference group
  • targeted consultation with State Government, non-government, private and community organisations, as well as representatives from the lived experience sector.

For further information about this project, please email MHCMentalWellbeingGuide@mhc.wa.gov.au

Page last updated14 July 2026

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