Mental health care scores F for failure in first report card

By Melissa Davey
Updated November 28 2012 - 8:20am, first published 3:00am
"The statistics related to physical illness and early death among people with a mental health difficulty are appalling" ... Allan Fels, chairman of the National Mental Health Commission.
"The statistics related to physical illness and early death among people with a mental health difficulty are appalling" ... Allan Fels, chairman of the National Mental Health Commission.

MENTAL health services are in an ''appalling'' state, the chairman of the National Mental Health Commission said as the inaugural national report card on mental health was launched.

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