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23 Mar 2016

ALP Commitment to Reform of the CLMIA Act

At the WA Mental Health Conference Mark McGowan made a public commitment to reforming the Criminal Law (Mentally Impaired Accused) Act (CLMIA Act) during his first year in office.

09 Mar 2016

Workplaces involved in helping to prevent suicide

The State Government has recently announced $200,000 in grants for suicide prevention training programs, including education for high risk groups.

15 Feb 2016

Inaugural WA Mental Health Conference comes to Perth in 2016

WAAMH in association with the WA Mental Health Commission are hosting Perth’s inaugural mental health conference on 10 – 11 March at Fraser’s, Kings Park. The conference will showcase the latest in mental health from sector leaders and professionals with over 50 sessions across four streams – reflection, diversity, innovation and wellbeing.

15 Feb 2016

Mental health must retain its own ministerial portfolio

WAAMH is urging the WA State Government to retain a dedicated Mental Health Minister separate from the health portfolio despite the Australian Medical Association’s (AMA) push to combine the two. Click to read media release.

25 Jan 2016

Act now to keep the Disability Justice Centre where it is

People continue to be locked up in prisons indefinitely because of their disability or mental illness. This can happen under our states mental impairment law if they are found unfit to plead or not guilty on the grounds of a mental illness. Tell the Premier to reform the Act and keep the Disability Justice Centre where it is.

20 Jan 2016

Media Release - Disability Justice Centre must stay where it is

WAAMH together with Developmental Disability WA (DDWA) join with disability and mental health advocates today in welcoming the state government’s decision to review the operations rather than the existence or location of the Bennett Brook Disability Justice Centre, following the misinformation and fear mongering about residents who absconded on New Year’s Eve and subsequently returned in the days following.

07 Dec 2015

Media Release - WAAMH welcomes improvements to the Western Australian Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs Services Plan

WAAMH has welcomed improvements made to the Western Australian Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs Services Plan, which was released today, and called on the government to demonstrate its commitment by announcing how it will resource the plan.

17 Nov 2015

ERA Inquiry into the efficiency and performance of WA Prisons

Following extensive engagement with the ERA during 2015 alongside WANADA and WACOSS, WAAMH completed a second submission to the Inquiry earlier this year. The Final Report of the Inquiry is now available and has now been provided to Parliament.

16 Oct 2015

Submission to the NDIS Act Rules and Review

Our submission detailed the issues being faced for people with psychosocial disability in the NDIS trial sites in Western Australia. It made a number of recommendations about how the Act and Rules could be amended to equitably meet the support and advocacy needs of people with psychosocial disability including in the following areas: objects and principles of the Act, access and eligibility including permanency of disability, planning and review, ‘reasonable and necessary’ supports including recovery and clinical issues, and advocacy and support to access and navigate the NDIS.

14 Oct 2015

Mental Health Week 2015 - it's a wrap!

Read and see all the highlights from the very successful Mental Health Week 2015.