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Australia's first mental health reform commission will be headed by Monsignor David Cappo, who has a strong background in social reform, reports the Sydney Morning Herald.
Monsignor Cappo's first task will be to oversee the commission's preparation of the inaugural annual report card into the state of mental health and suicide prevention in Australia.
Federal Mental Health Minister Mark Butler said Monsignor Cappo, who is South Australia's Commissioner for Social Inclusion, had ''the knowledge and experience required to lead the commission, and drive the long-term reforms necessary to improve the lives of people with a mental illness''.
Monsignor Cappo said: ''The new commission will ... allow us to properly measure and independently report on what is happening in Australia's mental health system - with the needs and experiences of consumers and carers placed at the very centre.''
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