Australians for Mental Health Limited

Australians for Mental Health Limited (ABN: 66219790252RR0001) is an Australian nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting better mental health outcomes by fostering a citizen-led movement across the nation. It focuses on connecting millions of Australians who care about mental health to collectively influence reform and social change[1][2].

Mission and Objectives

The organization's mission centers on placing mental health at the heart of Australia's national life by:

• Creating connection: Building a deeply connected, highly skilled grassroots community that reflects the country's diversity, fosters resilience, and generates political capital grounded in local suburbs and towns.

• Amplifying stories: Elevating voices from a broad spectrum of experiences to raise mental health as an urgent national priority, influencing policymakers, engaging local politicians, and helping public figures use their platforms intentionally.

• Disrupting systems: Advocating fundamental transformation in how Australia thinks about and acts on mental health, involving not just mental health providers but a broad spectrum of civil society, business, and faith organizations to collectively drive systemic change[3].

Australians for Mental Health operates independently of government influence and is not involved in service delivery or sector representation. Its exclusive focus is on campaigning to support the fundamental changes needed to improve mental health in Australia[3].

Activities and Advocacy

The organization works to build a powerful collective voice through community engagement and public participation. By amplifying everyday people's stories, it seeks to ensure mental health reform genuinely meets citizens' needs. It advocates for increased mental health services and funding, aiming for tangible, practical improvements that make meaningful differences in Australians' lives[1][4].

Vision

Australians for Mental Health envisions an Australia "where every mind matters," emphasizing that mental health needs should be recognized and met in all aspects of life—work, community, and play[1].

This summary is based on publicly available information from Australians for Mental Health Limited and the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission[1][2][3][4].

[1] https://www.afmh.org.au [2] https://www.acnc.gov.au/charity/charities/9cb89a75-3aaf-e811-a961-000d3ad24182/profile [3] https://www.afmh.org.au/our_mission [4] https://www.acnc.gov.au/charity/charities/9cb89a75-3aaf-e811-a961-000d3ad24182/documents/efff25cb-a78d-eb11-b1ac-000d3a6b266f [5] https://mhaustralia.org/about-us