Juliana ADDISON (Wendouree) (14:52): My constituency question is directed to the Minister for Mental Health and is regarding the implementation of the recommendations from the 2021 landmark Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System and how that is benefiting my constituents in Wendouree.

The royal commission was established in 2019 in recognition of the Labor government’s commitment to improving the system for Victorians living with mental illness or psychological distress, their carers, their families and supporters as well as our mental health workers. In the 2021 royal commission final report 65 recommendations were included, in addition to the nine interim report recommendations.

I am proud that our government committed to implementing all recommendations, and these are already well underway, and we are delivering on them. Minister, how is the implementation of the royal commission’s recommendations delivering a better mental health system for the Ballarat community?

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