415Functions of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission

415 Functions of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission

The Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission has the following functions—

(a) to promote the improvement, awareness and understanding of mental health and wellbeing across government, business and the wider community;

(b) to elevate the leadership, and support the full and effective participation, of people with lived experience of mental illness or psychological distress in decision making processes;

(c) to develop and support the leadership capabilities of people with lived experience of mental illness or psychological distress;

(d) to design and deliver initiatives to develop awareness and understanding of the experiences of people with lived experience of mental illness or psychological distress;

(e) to promote the role, value and inclusion of families, carers and supporters of persons living with mental illness or psychological distress in the mental health and wellbeing system;

(f) to lead and support initiatives to prevent and address stigma related to mental illness;

(g) to issue guidance materials about how the mental health and wellbeing principles should be applied in relation to actions and decisions made under this Act;

(h) to monitor and report on the performance, quality and safety of the mental health and wellbeing system, including the following—

(i) State initiatives to prevent mental illness and improve the mental health and wellbeing of the community;

(ii) the use of restrictive interventions in the provision of mental health and wellbeing services;

(iii) the use of compulsory treatment;

(iv) the incidence of gender-based violence at bed-based mental health and wellbeing services;

(v) the incidence of suicide at the premises of mental health and wellbeing service providers;

(vi) the number, type and outcome of complaints made to mental health and wellbeing service providers;

(i) to report on the use of restrictive interventions in the provision of mental health and wellbeing services, including on the use of restrictive interventions compared with the targets set by the Health Secretary under section 254(h);

(j) to monitor and report on the following—

(i) progress to improve mental health and wellbeing outcomes in the Victorian community;

(ii) the government's progress in relation to the implementation of recommendations made by the Royal Commission into Victoria's Mental Health System;

(iii) any other matter relating to the performance of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission's functions;

(k) to accept, assess, manage and investigate complaints made to the Commission;