Not for Service: a report of consultations on mental health and human
rights by Mental Health Council of Australia and the Brain and Mind Institute,
in partnership with Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission.
In 1992 all
Australian Governments initiated the National Mental Health Strategy to correct
decades of neglect and assure the rights of people with mental
illness.
In 1993, the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission's
National Inquiry into the Human Rights of People with Mental Illness ('Burdekin
Report') exposed the devastating personal consequences of grossly inadequate
mental health and welfare services.
Despite 12 years of national effort, this report captures the persisting,
distressing and daily experiences of inadequate mental health and community
care. It details personal stories of people with mental illness, and their
families and carers. Such stories are often excluded from other national
reports.
The report also includes the strong views of doctors, nurses,
psychologists and other professionals who provide mental health services in
Australia.
You can view in HTML format, or download the Not for
Service documents in PDF format or order a copy of the Not for
Service CD-rom at MHCA Website: Not for
Service: Experiences of injustice and despair in mental health care in
Australia
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