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📣 You’re invited to take MHCN’s 2025 Member Survey, seeking feedback on our programs and activities, and what matters to you as a mental health carer.

Your feedback is invaluable to us. We want to know about your experiences as a mental health carer, what you think are the most important issues facing mental health carers in NSW, and we want your feedback on MHCN`s activities and programs.

This information will help inform our advocacy and policy work, focus our work on the greatest needs of carers, and help us to guide and improve our activities and programs.

🔗 Click the link in our bio to join MHCN`s membership and complete MHCN’s 2025 member survey!

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📣 You’re invited to take MHCN’s 2025 Member Survey, seeking feedback on our programs and activities, and what matters to you as a mental health carer. Your feedback is invaluable to us. We want to know about your experiences as a mental health carer, what you think are the most important issues facing mental health carers in NSW, and we want your feedback on MHCN's activities and programs. This information will help inform our advocacy and policy work, focus our work on the greatest needs of carers, and help us to guide and improve our activities and programs. 🔗 Click the link in our bio to join MHCN's membership and complete MHCN’s 2025 member survey!

The Mental Health Commission of NSW is leading the development of the Strategy for Mental Health and Wellbeing in NSW. It will include a focus on the mental health service system as well as the broader goal of better mental health and wellbeing for all in the community.

They want to engage with and learn from anyone with insights about mental health and wellbeing in NSW. Whether you`re a person with lived experience, a carer, community member, or part of an organisation, your insights matter.

There are two ways to participate:
▪️ The 5-minute online survey is best for individuals, but anyone can complete it. The survey asks your opinion about mental health services and mental health, and community wellbeing. It can be done anonymously.
▪️ Written submissions are also invited. This is the best option for organisations but it is open to anyone.

🔗 Click the link in our bio to learn more

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The Mental Health Commission of NSW is leading the development of the Strategy for Mental Health and Wellbeing in NSW. It will include a focus on the mental health service system as well as the broader goal of better mental health and wellbeing for all in the community. They want to engage with and learn from anyone with insights about mental health and wellbeing in NSW. Whether you're a person with lived experience, a carer, community member, or part of an organisation, your insights matter. There are two ways to participate: ▪️ The 5-minute online survey is best for individuals, but anyone can complete it. The survey asks your opinion about mental health services and mental health, and community wellbeing. It can be done anonymously. ▪️ Written submissions are also invited. This is the best option for organisations but it is open to anyone. 🔗 Click the link in our bio to learn more

Last month, the NSW Government announced a modest investment in mental health in the 2025-26 State Budget. This investment will meet neither current or future demands on the mental health service system nor address the reasonable expectations from the people of NSW.

As a member of the NSW Mental Health Alliance, MHCN calls for urgent and ongoing investment to address three critical priorities:
▪️ Planning: Build a connected system through better planning, monitoring, and integration across mental health, primary care, and community services.
▪️ Workforce: Tackle the chronic shortage of mental health professionals by investing in recruitment, retention, and support, including the community-managed sector.
▪️ Community-based care: Fund early intervention and long-term access to mental health and psychosocial supports that keep people experiencing ongoing mental health challenges well and out of hospital.

The 2025-26 State Budget fails to deliver the scale of reform needed to fix a fragmented system in crisis. NSW needs investments in community-managed mental health services and psychosocial support programs that can reduce the strain on acute inpatient services.

Investments in the whole mental health workforce are also required. With this budget, the NSW Government has missed one opportunity to involve the community sector in the development of key services and supports. It cannot miss the even narrower opportunity open to it during the next financial year.

The NSW Mental Health Alliance urges the NSW Government to act decisively. We call upon the Government to partner with us to design and deliver the comprehensive, holistic and accessible mental health system that the people of NSW deserve.

🔗 Click the link in our bio to read the full joint statement.

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Last month, the NSW Government announced a modest investment in mental health in the 2025-26 State Budget. This investment will meet neither current or future demands on the mental health service system nor address the reasonable expectations from the people of NSW. As a member of the NSW Mental Health Alliance, MHCN calls for urgent and ongoing investment to address three critical priorities: ▪️ Planning: Build a connected system through better planning, monitoring, and integration across mental health, primary care, and community services. ▪️ Workforce: Tackle the chronic shortage of mental health professionals by investing in recruitment, retention, and support, including the community-managed sector. ▪️ Community-based care: Fund early intervention and long-term access to mental health and psychosocial supports that keep people experiencing ongoing mental health challenges well and out of hospital. The 2025-26 State Budget fails to deliver the scale of reform needed to fix a fragmented system in crisis. NSW needs investments in community-managed mental health services and psychosocial support programs that can reduce the strain on acute inpatient services. Investments in the whole mental health workforce are also required. With this budget, the NSW Government has missed one opportunity to involve the community sector in the development of key services and supports. It cannot miss the even narrower opportunity open to it during the next financial year. The NSW Mental Health Alliance urges the NSW Government to act decisively. We call upon the Government to partner with us to design and deliver the comprehensive, holistic and accessible mental health system that the people of NSW deserve. 🔗 Click the link in our bio to read the full joint statement.

The Mental Health Commission of NSW is leading the development of the Strategy for Mental Health and Wellbeing in NSW. It will include a focus on the mental health service system as well as the broader goal of better mental health and wellbeing for all in the community.

They want to engage with and learn from anyone with insights about mental health and wellbeing in NSW. Whether you`re a person with lived experience, a carer, community member, or part of an organisation, your insights matter.

There are two ways to participate:
▪️ The 5-minute online survey is best for individuals, but anyone can complete it. The survey asks your opinion about mental health services and mental health, and community wellbeing. It can be done anonymously.
▪️ Written submissions are also invited. This is the best option for organisations but it is open to anyone.

🔗 Click the link in our bio to learn more

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The Mental Health Commission of NSW is leading the development of the Strategy for Mental Health and Wellbeing in NSW. It will include a focus on the mental health service system as well as the broader goal of better mental health and wellbeing for all in the community. They want to engage with and learn from anyone with insights about mental health and wellbeing in NSW. Whether you're a person with lived experience, a carer, community member, or part of an organisation, your insights matter. There are two ways to participate: ▪️ The 5-minute online survey is best for individuals, but anyone can complete it. The survey asks your opinion about mental health services and mental health, and community wellbeing. It can be done anonymously. ▪️ Written submissions are also invited. This is the best option for organisations but it is open to anyone. 🔗 Click the link in our bio to learn more

Last month, the NSW Government announced a modest investment in mental health in the 2025-26 State Budget. This investment will meet neither current or future demands on the mental health service system nor address the reasonable expectations from the people of NSW.

As a member of the NSW Mental Health Alliance, MHCN calls for urgent and ongoing investment to address three critical priorities:
▪️ Planning: Build a connected system through better planning, monitoring, and integration across mental health, primary care, and community services.
▪️ Workforce: Tackle the chronic shortage of mental health professionals by investing in recruitment, retention, and support, including the community-managed sector.
▪️ Community-based care: Fund early intervention and long-term access to mental health and psychosocial supports that keep people experiencing ongoing mental health challenges well and out of hospital.

The 2025-26 State Budget fails to deliver the scale of reform needed to fix a fragmented system in crisis. NSW needs investments in community-managed mental health services and psychosocial support programs that can reduce the strain on acute inpatient services.

Investments in the whole mental health workforce are also required. With this budget, the NSW Government has missed one opportunity to involve the community sector in the development of key services and supports. It cannot miss the even narrower opportunity open to it during the next financial year.

The NSW Mental Health Alliance urges the NSW Government to act decisively. We call upon the Government to partner with us to design and deliver the comprehensive, holistic and accessible mental health system that the people of NSW deserve.

🔗 Click the link in our bio to read the full joint statement.

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Last month, the NSW Government announced a modest investment in mental health in the 2025-26 State Budget. This investment will meet neither current or future demands on the mental health service system nor address the reasonable expectations from the people of NSW. As a member of the NSW Mental Health Alliance, MHCN calls for urgent and ongoing investment to address three critical priorities: ▪️ Planning: Build a connected system through better planning, monitoring, and integration across mental health, primary care, and community services. ▪️ Workforce: Tackle the chronic shortage of mental health professionals by investing in recruitment, retention, and support, including the community-managed sector. ▪️ Community-based care: Fund early intervention and long-term access to mental health and psychosocial supports that keep people experiencing ongoing mental health challenges well and out of hospital. The 2025-26 State Budget fails to deliver the scale of reform needed to fix a fragmented system in crisis. NSW needs investments in community-managed mental health services and psychosocial support programs that can reduce the strain on acute inpatient services. Investments in the whole mental health workforce are also required. With this budget, the NSW Government has missed one opportunity to involve the community sector in the development of key services and supports. It cannot miss the even narrower opportunity open to it during the next financial year. The NSW Mental Health Alliance urges the NSW Government to act decisively. We call upon the Government to partner with us to design and deliver the comprehensive, holistic and accessible mental health system that the people of NSW deserve. 🔗 Click the link in our bio to read the full joint statement.
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