Policy and Advocacy

Mental Health Victoria brings together the voices of the mental health and wellbeing sector and community to influence policy makers and shape improved outcomes.

MHV’s advocacy approach is to build collective impact by hosting discussion forums and collaborations, and leading evidence generation to identify priorities and insights that can be communicated to governments, Ministers and the wider public.

Mental Health Victoria regularly provides formal advice to the Victorian and Commonwealth Governments through submissions and reviews. The submissions represent the collective view of the mental health and wellbeing sector.

View our Submissions here

Mental Health Victoria issues media releases to outline formal positions on topical mental health and wellbeing priorities.

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Mental Health Victoria distributes a fortnightly e-newsletter to keep the sector and interested public up to date with mental health and wellbeing opportunities, policy insights and sector developments.

25/26 State Budget

MHV has undertaken extensive engagement with our Associates and our Lived and Living Experience Advisory Group, to develop this Budget Submission. As we push forward, we must continue to engage the sector in the transformation, to ensure that the outcomes we seek are embedded in practice. This requires timely information sharing, as well as access to data regarding the status and progress of the reform.

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MHV Welcomes Federal Election Commitments

Mental Health Victoria welcomes the Australian Labor Party’s $1b mental health federal election commitment announced this morning. This investment would enable more people to access free, public mental health care in their community.

In particular, Mental Health Victoria welcomes the expansion of Medicare Mental Health Centres, a focus on the mental health and wellbeing workforce, and the significant investment in youth mental health.

Submission to The Legislative Assembly Environment and planning Committee, Parliament of Victoria on Supply of Homes

April 2025

Mental Health Victoria (MHV) welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the Victorian Legislative Assembly Environment and Planning Committee’s inquiry into the supply of homes in regional Victoria. As the peak body for mental health in Victoria, MHV seek to inform the policy settings that are the foundations for positive mental health and wellbeing for the Victorian community.

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ABN: 7917 434 2927

Mental Health Victoria acknowledges the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as traditional custodians of the land on which it operates. We pay respect to Elders past and present and value the rich history, unbroken culture and ongoing connection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to country.

Mental Health Victoria acknowledges those people touched directly and indirectly by mental health vulnerabilities, trauma, suicide and neurodiversity, and their families, kin, friends and carers. We acknowledge the ongoing contribution of those people in the mental health sector.

Mental Health Victoria values diversity. We advocate for a safe and inclusive society for all people, regardless of their ethnicity, faith, disability, sexuality, or gender identity, and uphold these values in all we do.

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