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Kerry Hawkins CEO from Community Mental Health Australia reviewing budget papers

Finding opportunity in reform

The 2026-2027 Federal Budget papers put into focus something our sector has always known: that mental health and wellbeing are not built in clinics alone. The decisions in this budget about housing, employment, bulk billing, hospital funding, and community infrastructure are mental health decisions, whether they are framed that way or not. A government that […]

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Productivity Commission Report Joint Statement

Productivity Commission Report Joint Statement

Community Mental Health Australia joins fellow system reform Leadership Peaks: the Indigenous Australian Lived Experience Centre, the National Mental Health Consumer Alliance and Mental Health Carers Australia in welcoming the Government’s prompt release of the Productivity Commission’s Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Agreement Review Final Report. We support the findings that the mental health and […]

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Woman with media release from Community Mental Health Australia

CMHA welcomes investment in mental health

CMHA welcomes the investments in mental health from both parties; however, the question is are these investments targeting much need system transformation. CMHA President, Cathy O’Toole said “Whilst it is important to highlight this investment it is also critical to ensure that investment is targeted to ensure genuine mental health system transformational where clinical and community supports work together to ensure people with lived experience are living contributing, meaningful and flourishing lives.
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Woman reading media release from Community Mental Health Australia

It’s time for mental health reform

“On behalf of the community mental health sector, I would like to congratulate Hon Anthony Albanese MP on the historical re-election as Prime Minister,” said Cathy O’Toole President of Community Mental Health Australia (CMHA). “We look forward to working with the federal government including the Prime Minister and his ministerial team to ensure their $1 billion investment in mental health is invested wisely,” Cathy added.
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