Mental health: online report update
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare’s mental health online hub brings key national information about mental illness and mental health care together in one place. The site provides regularly updated statistics on the prevalence and impact of mental illness, including state and territory breakdowns, trends over time and links to related social indicators such as housing, employment and physical health. It also tracks how people access support across the mental health system, from primary care and community-based services through to specialist care, hospital admissions and crisis responses.
Downloads and links
Users can access overview pages, detailed reports, interactive data visualisations and topic-specific resources, including content on suicide and self-harm monitoring, stigma and service gaps. Clear explanations of data sources and methods help practitioners interpret information accurately and use it to inform local planning. For community work professionals, the hub is a valuable reference point when making the case for mental-health-informed services, designing programs that respond to local need, or supporting advocacy for more equitable, accessible and culturally safe care. It also provides useful context when working alongside people with lived experience, allowing workers to situate individual stories within broader patterns in the Australian mental health system.
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