Evidence provided to a Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System has led to Member for Lowan Emma Kealy accusing the State Government of a lack of action.
Ms Kealy, also the Victorian Coalition’s shadow mental-health representative, said the evidence confirmed that Victoria’s mental-health system was ‘broken’.
“It has confirmed what multiple reports have been telling us – Victoria’s mental-health system is buckling under the pressure of high demand and no action to address the growing need,” she said.
“It’s clear the system is in crisis when services are forced to prioritise clients based on if they are deemed ‘sick enough or suicidal enough’, as the Royal Commission heard.