Mental Health Commission - Systemic Failure
- Ruah Community Services
- Housing Choices (formly Access Housing)
- Mental Health Law Center
- WA (Labor) Government
Brief Summary of Current Situation
The core issue is that I’m trapped in a broken system involving mental health, disability, housing, and legal services — all of which intersect under the Mental Health Commission. The support services involved are heavily government-funded, but because they operate as NGOs or private providers, they’ve been able to avoid accountability by freezing me out.
This has pushed everything back onto the public system — not because they’re responsible, but because they’re the last point that can’t ignore me.
This isn’t about blaming individuals — it’s about recognising that the entire structure has failed. The different parts of the system don’t communicate, there’s no coordination, and when things go wrong, there’s no clear pathway for repair. The services that are supposed to support people like me have created a loop of silence, confusion, and abandonment — and when you try to raise it, you’re met with excuses, delays, deflection, or ARREST!.
What I’m asking for is recognition of this systemic failure, and support in pushing this upward — through the appropriate channels — to the agencies that actually control these programs: the Mental Health Commission, the Department of Justice, and the relevant government funders and oversight bodies.
This is not a personal grievance. It’s a structural breakdown that needs coordinated attention and honest response.
A NATIONAL DISGRACE!
Misused funding, kept on the books, funding applications, buried contracts, silencing the truth . . .
"a person-centered, solution-focused, and trauma/recovery informed approach to their work.
Their background demonstrates a strong focus on mental health program management and youth & family support services. As Team Leader, Mental Health at 🔗 Life Without Barriers, they guided team performance within the Individualised Community Living Strategy (ICLS) Program for Western Australia. Their expertise includes contract management, accreditation processes, and stakeholder relations, contributing to effective service delivery within non-profit environments.
During their tenure at 🔗 Mission Australia, they progressed through various roles, demonstrating versatile expertise across community service delivery. These roles included Manager, Youth At Risk Case, Program Manager, Youth & Family, Local Area Coordinator - NDIS, Manager, Mental Health Case, Senior Case Manager, Intensive Family Case Manager, Case Manager, and Employment Consultant.
These assignments have included a focus on case management and supporting vulnerable populations. Their experience reflects a commitment to helping individuals regain independence and access integrated solutions for homelessness, affordable housing, early learning, family support, and employment"
Whistleblower Protections Under Housing Choices’ Own Policy
Housing Choices Australia (HCA) has a formal Whistleblower Policy that applies to:
“HCA’s support partners and residents, or those acting on behalf of residents.”
(Whistleblower Policy, p.3)
This explicitly includes tenants.
The policy requires HCA to protect whistleblowers from:
“detriment, retaliation, intimidation, disadvantage or unfair treatment.”
(Whistleblower Policy, p.5)
It also states that victimising someone for making a disclosure is itself a breach:
“Victimising someone for reporting harmful, dangerous or illegal conduct”
is listed as misconduct.
(Whistleblower Policy, p.2)
And the policy is very clear: any attempt to escalate, pressure, or punish a person for raising concerns is prohibited:
“No action may be taken against a whistleblower as a result of their disclosure.”
(Whistleblower Policy, p.4)
The policy also warns that staff cannot alter normal procedures in ways that disadvantage the person making a disclosure:
“Whistleblowers must not be subject to any change in treatment or behaviour that disadvantages them.”
(Whistleblower Policy, p.5)
