Status: In progress
What the Royal Commission said
The Royal Commission highlighted that many mental health consumers have had experiences of trauma. It found the current system does not adequately meet the mental health and recovery needs of consumers affected by trauma, especially around early intervention approaches.
The Royal Commission recommended the Victorian Government establish a Mental Health Statewide Trauma Service. This will provide early support to people experiencing trauma. It will also deliver the best possible mental health and wellbeing outcomes for people with lived experience of trauma.
The new Mental Health Statewide Trauma Service will:
- conduct trauma research
- support the mental health and wellbeing workforce to provide trauma-informed care
- create a digital peer-led support platform
- coordinate and facilitate access to trauma experts.
What we've achieved
- A consortium of organisations, with expertise in trauma, worked together with people who have lived and living experience to design a new statewide trauma service. This co‑design process led to the creation of Transforming Trauma Victoria.
- The organisations included:
- Phoenix Australia (lead agency)
- Victorian Aboriginal Child and Community Agency (VACCA)
- Australian Psychological Society (APS)
- Austin Health
- Berry Street
- The Bouverie Centre
- Foundation House
- Mindful
- The Royal Women 's Hospital - Centre Against Sexual Assault (CASA House)
- The Royal Melbourne Hospital
- Orygen
- SANE Australia
- Thorne Harbour Health
- The concept for Transforming Trauma Victoria introduces a new approach to trauma care that brings together research, service delivery, and workforce development. The service has been designed to improve access to trauma‑informed support and ensure care is consistent, high quality, and centred on people’s lived experience.
- The consortium finalised an operating model for Transforming Trauma Victoria based on co-design and consultation with people with lived and living experience of trauma, Area Mental Health and Wellbeing Services, non-government organisations and Aboriginal Controlled Health Organisations.
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