Thank you for becoming a supporter of the Equally Well National Consensus Statement;
Our vision is to improve the quality of life of people living with mental illness by providing equity of access to quality health care, with the ultimate aim of bridging the life expectancy gap between people living with mental illness and the general population.
We commit to making the physical health of people living with mental illness a priority at all levels: national, state, territory and regional.
We commit to bringing the importance of physical wellbeing across the spectrum of health – from promotion and prevention to treatment – for people of all ages across our whole society to public attention, to spur change.
We commit to partnering with consumers and carers, service providers, planners, policy makers and funders, to achieve our vision.
We will improve the physical health of people living with mental illness by acting to deliver:
- a holistic, person centred approach to physical and mental health and wellbeing
- effective promotion, prevention and early intervention
- equity of access to all services
- improved quality of health care
- care coordination and regional integration across health, mental health and other services and sectors which enable a contributing life
- the monitoring of progress towards improved physical health and wellbeing
As a supporter we/I pledge to take action when and were we/I can, to influence and contribute to change needed to improving the physical health of people living with mental illness. We/I look forward to working with Equally Well in sharing our endeavors and collaborating with the Equally Well network.
Where possible, we/I will follow, support and share information with Equally Well via our social media platform(s).