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Mental health crisis centres are set to be opened throughout Victoria after a state royal commission concluded triple-zero calls and visiting emergency wards should no longer be the only options for people in crisis.
Suicidal and psychotic patients had been spending hours and sometimes days waiting in emergency departments, which doctors and advocates said were the worst possible environments for those in psychological distress.
Mental health advocate Indigo Daya.
Credit:Justin McManus.
One of the key recommendations of the Royal Commission into Victoriaâs Mental Health System was for the Victorian government to build a drop-in or crisis respite facility in every region, plus four âsafe spaceâ facilities specifically for young people.
Victorian mental health royal commission final report finds system operates in crisis mode
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The royal commission s chair Penny Armytage says the mental health system has been failing for decades .
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Victoria s mental health system operates in crisis mode, has catastrophically failed to live up to expectations and must be rebuilt, a damning report from the state s mental health royal commission has found.
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The report says the mental health system is over-reliant on medication and last year s bushfires highlighted its failures
Victoria commits to establishing Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission
By Shannon Jenkins
Tuesday March 2, 2021
Daniel Andrews speaks to the media about the royal commission into Victoria’s mental health system. (AAP Image/Luis Ascui)
The Victorian government has accepted all of the mental health royal commission’s recommendations, including for the establishment of an independent Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission.
The royal commission’s 3195-page final report, released on Tuesday, identified more than 30 key findings across several major themes. Among them, the commission found that the system is driven by crisis, demand has overtaken capacity, and the views of people with lived experience of mental illness are overlooked.