Government of Western Australia Mental Health Commission Country Resources Mental Health Strategies and Plans Western Australia Policy document

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Key principles
Mental Health 2020 is underpinned by five key principles.

Respect and participation - People with mental health problems and/or mental illness, their families and carers are treated with dignity and respect, and their participation across all aspects of life is acknowledged and encouraged as fundamental to building good mental health
and to enriching community life.

Engagement - People with mental health problems and/or mental illness, their families and
carers are engaged as genuine partners in advising and leading mental health developments at individual, community and service system levels across Western Australia.

Diversity - The unique needs and circumstances of people from diverse backgrounds are acknowledged, including people from Aboriginal or from culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD) backgrounds, people with disability and people of diverse sexual and gender orientation, and responsive approaches developed to meet their needs.

Quality of life - By developing personal resilience and optimism, maintaining meaningful relationships, having access to housing and employment, opportunities to contribute and engage within the community and access to high quality mental health services when needed, individuals can build a good and satisfying life despite experiencing mental health problems and/or mental illness.

Quality and best practice - Mental health programs and services are statewide, based on contemporary best practice, easily accessed and delivered in a timely and collaborative way.

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