dated 15 December 2021
Mental Health Select Committee
15 Dec 2021
Media Release

Mental Health Select Committee C h a i r : J o e K e l l y M P Parliament House Brisbane

Mental Health Select Committee established

Established on 2 December 2021, the Mental Health Select Committee welcomes the timely inquiry

into the opportunities to improve mental health outcomes for Queenslanders.

“We know there has been an increase in the experience of mental health related illness in the

community, and that there is a need to better understand the needs and demand pressures of

Queensland’s mental health system”, said committee chair and Member for Greenslopes, Joe Kelly MP.

Guided by the terms of reference, the committee will investigate a range of key issues including: funding

of and investment in mental health treatment and support at all levels of government, the current

status of Queensland’s mental health system, and ways to improve economic and social participation

of people experiencing mental illness.

Joe Kelly MP advised, “This inquiry will raise issues that affect all Queenslanders, and the committee

will be taking a bipartisan approach to the enormous task at hand.

The committee is moving quickly on this important issue. Today we are calling for submissions from key

stakeholders, including Queenslanders with lived experience of mental health and their families and

carers, service providers and professionals working in the field.

It is anticipated the committee will receive briefings from Queensland Health and the Queensland

Mental Health Commission and hold public hearings in different parts of Queensland early in 2022.”

To find out more about the inquiry, including the terms of reference and how to make a submission,

visit the inquiry webpage at: https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/mhsc

Media Release

Issued: 15 December 2021

For media comment: please contact the Committee Chair, Joe Kelly MP on (07) 0420 927 694

For further information: please contact the Committee secretariat on (07) 3553 6696

Email: mhsc@parliament.qld.gov.au or visit the committee’s website

Committee Members

Mr Joe Kelly MP, Member for Greenslopes (Chair)

Ms Ali King MP, Member for Pumicestone

Mrs Melissa McMahon MP, Member for Macalister

Mr Barry O’Rourke MP, Member for Rockhampton

Mr Rob Molhoek MP, Member for Southport (Deputy Chair)

Dr Christian Rowan MP, Member for Moggill

Ms Amanda Camm MP, Member for Whitsunday

Mr Robbie Katter MP, Member for Traeger