Our plan for the next phase of reform

Our vision

We are transforming Victoria’s mental health system so Victorians living with mental ill health, and their families and carers are supported to live full and contributing lives.

With our partners in the sector, we are working towards our vision for the future: a mental health and wellbeing system that delivers inclusive, personalised, compassionate, integrated care so all Victorians are supported to live and experience the life they want.

The first phase of reform

We have established the foundations to transform Victoria’s mental health and wellbeing system in the first phase of reform.

Through our $6 billion investment, we have integrated lived experience voices across the system, protected consumer and carer rights and provided more people care when and where they need it.

Victorians can now access more early intervention programs in the community and receive support and care from a much larger and more diverse workforce than ever before.

We invested in our infrastructure pipeline, long term workforce reforms and more mental health beds to meet critical demand. We established the legal foundations for the reformed system and delivered new and improved services to meet the needs of Victorians.

Our progress has been substantial despite increasing demand for mental health and wellbeing supports in the wake of bushfires, floods and the COVID-19 pandemic, which occurred post the release of the Royal Commission’s final report in 2021.

The next phase of reform

The next phase of reform celebrates and builds on all we have achieved and learned in the foundation years of reform.

As we move from the first phase of implementation into the next, we remain focused on delivering reforms that drive lasting change.

We aim to address demand, drive performance, and focus on prevention and early intervention, especially for young Victorians and our regional and rural communities.

We’ll continue to build and retain our highly skilled workforce and embed lived and living experience in all levels of the mental health and wellbeing system.

The Victorian Government is committed to delivering each recommendation from the Royal Commission.

To learn more about our progress and priorities, read The Next Phase of Reform.

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