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What we heard at TheMHS Conference 2026

12th August 2026

Mental Health Coordinating Council’s team was honoured to join more than 1,000 delegates at TheMHS Conference last week, for four days of conversations exploring hope, inclusion and connection across the mental health sector.

Submission in Brief: Inquiry into the forensic division of the NSW Mental Health Review Tribunal

29th July 2026

Mental Health Coordinating Council’s submission sets out proposed reforms to strengthen the forensic mental health system and the work of the NSW Mental Health Review Tribunal. It calls for changes that improve openness, victim support and public trust, while keeping the Tribunal’s focus on treatment, different areas of expertise and human rights.

Submission in Brief: Mental health and policing interactions in NSW

15th July 2026

People experiencing mental health crisis should receive health-led support, yet too often police become the default responders because of long-standing systemic gaps in the NSW mental health system. Mental Health Coordinating Council’s submission calls for urgent reform to make health-led, trauma-informed responses the standard across NSW.

Submission in Brief: NSW Strategic Plan for Children and Young People 2027–2030

1st July 2026

Mental Health Coordinating Council's submission calls for mental health and psychosocial wellbeing to be recognised as central to children and young people’s safety, development, participation and long-term wellbeing.

What the NSW Budget 2026-27 means for community-managed mental health

24th June 2026

Mental Health Coordinating Council welcomes the investments announced in mental health and suicide prevention, however, the funding falls short of the substantial investment needed for community-managed mental health services to address the growing demand for psychosocial supports across NSW.

NSW Budget falls short on mental health supports beyond crisis

23rd June 2026

Mental Health Coordinating Council welcomes the investment in mental health and suicide prevention in the 2026–27 NSW Budget, but says further investment is needed to strengthen community-based mental health supports and respond to growing demand across the state, including providing certainty around the future of psychosocial Foundational Supports.

Submission in Brief: Inquiry into the Human Rights Bill 2025

10th June 2026

The Inquiry into the NSW Human Rights Bill 2025 is an important opportunity to consider how human rights can be better protected in NSW, particularly for people experiencing mental health challenges who may be subject to involuntary assessment, treatment, detention or restrictive practices under the Mental Health Act 2007.

Learning from each other: Share the Spark

10th June 2026

Founded in 2017 on the Northern Beaches in response to rising youth suicide and gaps in service access, Share the Spark is a community-led organisation providing free, long-term, one-on-one mentoring for young people aged 8–24, delivered by screened and trained volunteer mentors.

National Reconciliation Week: resources and action from the community-managed mental health sector

27th May 2026

Across the community-managed mental health sector, Mental Health Coordinating Council members are turning reconciliation into practice through resources and programs that support culturally safe care, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leadership, connection to culture, healing and self-determination.

Publication in brief: Potential friction points between a Human Rights Act for NSW and the NSW Mental Health Act 2007: Discussion Paper

20th May 2026

A proposed Human Rights Act for NSW would have significant implications for how mental health laws are interpreted and applied. While it would not override the Mental Health Act 2007 (NSW), it would place greater emphasis on how compulsory powers are justified, how decisions are made, and how people’s rights are protected in practice.

Report finds community mental health sector largely invisible in key data

19th May 2026

Mental Health Coordinating Council’s sector data mapping project builds the case for a unified data system across community-managed mental health organisations to increase recognition and investment in the sector.

CEO & Leaders Forum 2026: Setting the mental health agenda in NSW

13th May 2026

Mental Health Coordinating Council’s flagship event, the CEO & Leaders Forum 2026, co-hosted with NSW Parliamentary Friends of Mental Health, presented a unique opportunity this year to hear directly from parliamentary representatives on mental health priorities and the direction of reform ahead of the next NSW State Election.

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What we heard at TheMHS Conference 2026

Submission in Brief: Inquiry into the forensic division of the NSW Mental Health Review Tribunal

Submission in Brief: Mental health and policing interactions in NSW

Submission in Brief: NSW Strategic Plan for Children and Young People 2027–2030

What the NSW Budget 2026-27 means for community-managed mental health

NSW Budget falls short on mental health supports beyond crisis

Submission in Brief: Inquiry into the Human Rights Bill 2025

Learning from each other: Share the Spark

National Reconciliation Week: resources and action from the community-managed mental health sector

Publication in brief: Potential friction points between a Human Rights Act for NSW and the NSW Mental Health Act 2007: Discussion Paper

Report finds community mental health sector largely invisible in key data

CEO & Leaders Forum 2026: Setting the mental health agenda in NSW