State Government Policy & Funding

  • 07 Feb 2018

    Submission: draft Mental Health Promotion, Mental Illness and Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Plan 2018–2025

    WAAMH's submission to the Draft Mental Health Promotion, Mental Illness and Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Plan 2018–2025 consultation calls for a stronger focus on the social determinants of mental health, a more integrated approach, a stronger emphasis on the importance of co-design and co-production, and clear and accountable governance.

  • 23 Jan 2018

    Submission: WA Health Dept Youth Health Policy 2018 - 2023

    WAAMH's submission to the WA Department of Health Youth Health Policy 2018-2023 calls for a stronger focus on the social determinants of youth mental health, tackling integration and silo issues, and moving beyond participation to co-production.

  • 11 Dec 2017

    WAAMH Pre-Budget Submission

    In our Pre-Budget Submission, WAAMH calls for a stronger focus on prevention, robust action to integrate system siloes and immediate additional funding to meet the $38 million gap in community support funding.

  • 23 Oct 2017

    WAAMH Submission: WA Government Sustainable Health Review

    The WA Government's Sustainable Health Review is an important opportunity to readdress the balance of mental health services in our State towards prevention and away from expensive in-patient treatment once people reach crisis point. View WAAMH's submission here.

  • 09 May 2017

    Mental health election promise kept - retaining Mental Health Commission

    WAAMH welcomes WA Premier Mark McGowan decision to keep his word and retain WA's Mental Health Commission following his election win in March.

  • 05 Apr 2017

    Mental health incoming brief for Minister for Mental Health Roger Cook MLA

    Mental health incoming brief for Minister for Mental Health Roger Cook MLA

  • 14 Mar 2017

    Labor has won the election - what does this mean for mental health reform?

    WAAMH congratulates Mark McGowan’s Labor Party on its election to government in WA. We are especially pleased with Labor's commitment to reform the Criminal Law (Mentally Impaired Accused) Act in its first year in office, to retain a Mental Health Minister and the Mental Health Commission, and to focus the efforts of the Commission on delivering on the Ten Year Mental Health Alcohol & Other Drugs Plan. However, we are not seeing in Labor’s mental health election platform the shift in investment toward prevention and community services.

  • 09 Mar 2017

    Mental health election commitments

    WAAMH has compared what each major political party is offering for mental health heading into the WA election on 11 March 2017.

  • 20 Feb 2017

    Make Mental Health Count - Hospital beds don't add up

    An infographic explaining the cost savings of diverting more funds away from the acute end of the mental health system and into early intervention, person-centered services and community supports.

  • 16 May 2016

    Media Release - Ten Year Plan Derailed By NGO Cuts in Budget

    WAAMH believes the Ten Year Mental Health Services Plan has been derailed by savage cuts to the most under-resourced segment of the WA’s mental health system following the release of the State Budget 2016.