Organisation
Department of Health (Vic)
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Evaluation
Trauma-informed practice implementation pilot project in Victoria’s mental health and wellbeing services
The Trauma-informed Practice Capability Pilot Project was conducted across three Victorian mental health and wellbeing services. This report provides an evaluation of the pilot, including findings relevant to consumers, families, carers, supporters and kin, practitioners and service leaders. The report provides recommendations for government and for mental health and wellbeing services.
Report
Bridging the gender pain gap: the Inquiry into Women’s Pain report 2025
The Inquiry into Women's Pain in Victoria gathered insights on the experiences of girls and women with pain conditions and in accessing pain relief. This report captures these lived experiences and presents recommendations to government on how to improve healthcare services for women, girls and gender diverse people. The recommendations set a clear roadmap for...
Guide
Our workforce, our future: implementation guide
This guide aims to drive high-quality implementation of mental health workforce capability building, with the goal of improved service experience for consumers, families, carers and supporters in Victoria, Australia. Grounded in implementation science, the guide offers a flexible, practical and real-world approach with tools, checklists and strategies that can be adapted to different needs.
Report
Review of the operation of Victoria’s Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017
This report reviews the first four years of Victoria's Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017, finding it is generally operating safely and as intended. The report also identifies areas for improvement, including enhancing community awareness, supporting the workforce and ensuring equitable access, particularly for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and multicultural communities.
Strategy
Victorian suicide prevention and response strategy 2024-2034
A 10-year strategy that builds a systems-based, evidence-informed, whole-of-government and community-wide approach to suicide prevention and response. The strategy aims to reduce the rate of suicide, support those impacted and stop the stigma that surrounds it by working across government, service providers and the community to deliver objectives under 6 priority areas.