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About the sector

The community managed mental health sector is a key provider of mental health services and supports to people in the community.

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Annual Reports

Find detailed information on the work we do to support the community managed mental health sector.

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Catch up on all the latest news and stories from the community-based mental health sector.

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Sector events

Discover a range of ways to connect and learn through our events, forums and talks.

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Mental Health Rights Manual

An online guide to help explain your legal and human rights in the mental health and human services systems in New South Wales.

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Psychological Safety in the Workplace

Feeling safe and empowered to speak up in the workplace is even more important for mental health settings.

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Mental Health Peer Navigation

New accredited training for peer workers to support consumers with navigating the mental health system for their recovery journey.

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Customised training

Contact us to design a professional development solution for your workforce and organisation.

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Our members

Our members are community managed mental health organisations, large and small, local and NSW-wide service providers.

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Become a member

Join a strong network of community-based mental health organisations delivering better outcomes for people in New South Wales.

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MHCC calls for more community based mental health services

MHCC Quality Portal

The smarter, faster way to standards compliance and quality management. The MHCC Quality Portal is a tailored version of Standards & Performance Pathways (SPP), Australia’s leading on line solution used by over 1,500 community service and healthcare providers for accreditation, standards compliance, and continuous quality management, as well as for managing risk and performance. Whether […]

Mental Health Coordinating Council Supports National Reconciliation Week

The Mental Health Coordinating Council supports National Reconciliation Week, May 27-June 3, and this year’s theme, Grounded in Truth, Walk Together in Courage. National Reconciliation Week promotes the importance of comprehensive truth-telling when talking about Australia’s  history, in order to build strong relationships between the broader Australian community and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. […]

Co-design of NSW ILC Community Engagement Education Package (CEEP) Project

MHCC’s NSW ILC Community Engagement Education Package (CEEP) Project will develop learning opportunities for non-mental health specific community workers, volunteers and peers to help them better support people living with a mental health condition outside of a funded NDIS package. MHCC invites people with lived experience along with their supporters – both paid and family/friends […]

Prioritise Mental Health This Election: Responses

The State election is on Saturday and MHCC has written to all major parties asking them to make community mental health a priority by committing to four investment priorities identified by MHCC. These priorities were developed in consultation with the sector, our members, people with lived experience, carers, families and service providers. Here we publish the […]

Safeguards & Monitoring: Summary Report and Landscape Review

Mental health community-managed organisations (CMOs) play a crucial role in achieving the goals of the Fifth National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Plan and Living Well: A Strategic Plan for Mental Health in NSW.  These plans both envision an expanded role for the community-managed mental health sector with an emphasis on strengthened safeguarding, monitoring and […]

Prioritise mental health this election

The NSW Election is on the 23 March 2019. MHCC has written to the major political parties contesting the election asking them to prioritise mental health and support the following four priorities:               Further detail is outlined in the MHCC Mental Health Priorities Snapshot. We encourage MHCC members to […]

View from the Peak – February 2019

Check out the February interactive edition of View from the Peak available online now In this issue: From the CEO Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work Graduation day MHCC Members survey CMHDARN grant recipients MHCC community inclusion projects TICPOT launch Social benefit bonds feature Members profile: Sydney Drug Education & Counselling Centre New resources and […]

NSW Needs to Lift Spending on Community Mental Health

NSW again lags other states in spending on mental health services delivered by community managed organisations, revealed in Productivity Commission figures released today. The Productivity Commission Report on Government Services health chapter shows NSW spends less than 7 percent of its mental health budget on non-government organisations, lower than most other states. More than 55 […]

Mental Health Matters: Future Investment Priorities for NSW

MHCC has released a significant new report that identifies key priorities for community mental health investment. The report, Mental Health Matters: Future Investment Priorities for NSW, calls for greater resources for mental health services and to shift the emphasis from hospital treatment towards prevention and community support. Compared to other states, NSW spends the lowest […]

MHCC AGM 2018

MHCC held its 2018 Annual General Meeting in Sydney on 21 November during which a motion calling on the NSW Government to take action to address suicides in care and improve data collection was carried. This was also an opportunity to highlight the year’s activities to members and demonstrate accountability. We were pleased to welcome […]

MHCC 2017/18 Annual Report

Our Annual Report charts a year of change both within our organisation and the sector. MHCC has supported a strong community-managed mental health sector with policy leadership, research, training and resources. The report shows the progression of our recognised expertise in peer workforce development, recovery-oriented practice, trauma-informed care and the NDIS, all of which are highly valued […]

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