"A landmark report co-authored by researchers from the University's Brain and Mind Research Institute (BMRI) into mental health in Australia has found that despite 30 years of reform, people with a mental illness are still treated like second-class citizens....
"Australians have been hearing from their governments for a long time about mental health reform," he said.
"Yet they continue to hear reports of almost daily failures of care - too many people falling through the cracks. They are entitled to know why this is still happening....
"This report throws up challenges which urgently require vigorous advocacy and broadly based community and political leadership."...
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