The Mental health improvement program will work with mental health services to improve healthcare in Victorian publicly funded mental health and wellbeing services, making them safer, and more effective, appropriate and connected.
We’re working in partnership with consumers, carers, families and supporters, and the mental health and wellbeing workforce and content knowledge leaders to partner in quality improvement programs.
We are working closely with the Mental Health and Wellbeing Division, including the Office of the Chief Psychiatrist to implement new quality and safety architecture. When established, we will also work closely with the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission.
Our key priorities
- Towards the elimination of restrictive interventions
- Prevent gender-based violence within mental health inpatient settings
- Support Victorian healthcare services to adopt the Zero Suicide Framework
- Reduce compulsory treatment
Work underway
Our first large scale initiative Safety for all in mental health inpatient units commenced in November 2021.
We’re developing a range of resources and training opportunities to increase skills in and understanding of improvement science.
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About the program
MHIP is supported by the Chief Mental Health Nurse, building on work already undertaken to further improve service delivery in line with our key priorities.
Hear more from our leaders about Next steps towards the future: Supporting mental health quality and safety in Victoria.