VMIAC have been working on a project to develop resources for consumers to explain your rights under the Mental Health and Wellbeing Act (MHWA), the laws that govern Victoria’s mental health system.
VMIAC have been consulting with consumers to learn what you want to know about the Act, and we are hearing that people who live near the state’s borders have particular difficulties accessing mental health services especially if you have to access services in two different states. They are holding this special online consultation for mental health consumers who live in border regions of Victoria such as Wodonga, Swan Hill, etc