676Functions of Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Victoria

676 Functions of Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Victoria

Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Victoria has the following functions—

(a) to provide strategic advice and recommendations to the Minister, Chief Officer, the Health Secretary, the Centre and the regional mental health and wellbeing boards on—

(i) youth mental health and wellbeing issues; and

(ii) the provision of youth mental health and wellbeing services;

(b) to consult and collaborate on youth mental health and wellbeing issues and the provision of youth mental health and wellbeing services with—

(i) the regional mental health and wellbeing boards; and

(ii) mental health and wellbeing service providers; and

(iii) young persons with lived experience of mental illness or psychological distress; and

(iv) the families, carers and supporters of young persons with lived experience of mental illness or psychological distress; and

(v) young persons who are family, carers and supporters of persons who are experiencing mental illness or psychological distress;

(c) through collaboration with the youth mental health and wellbeing sector, workforce development organisations and academic research institutes and entities, to—

(i) advise on, promote and support the coordination of workforce capability and growth activities in the field of youth mental health and wellbeing; and

(ii) promote, commission, analyse, and coordinate research in the field of mental health and wellbeing; and

(iii) develop and implement or contribute to the development or implementation of research strategies to translate research into practice in the field of youth mental health and wellbeing;

(d) to enter into service agreements for the provision of youth mental health and wellbeing services and other services to young people and for the provision of other services related to its functions;

(e) to oversee the services provided under a service agreement referred to in paragraph (d).