Congratulations to the 2025 Mental Health Award winners and finalists 👏 A huge congratulations to this year’s Mental Health Award recipients at the Victorian Department of Health Victorian Public Healthcare Awards. We’re incredibly proud to see Victoria’s mental health and wellbeing sector recognised for work that is reshaping practice, expanding access, and improving outcomes for communities. 🌟 Winner: Peninsula Health – Eliminating seclusion Peninsula Mental Health has shown what’s possible through sustained leadership, cultural change, workforce development and continuous evaluation. Their work to eliminate seclusion and mechanical restraint — now sustained for three years — is an significant achievement that has strengthened safety, quality of care and the rights of consumers, families and carers. 🌟 Finalists: • Regional Phone Counselling Service – headspace Supporting rural young people through accessible, youth-friendly telecounselling and family-inclusive care. • MOST – Orygen Digital A co-designed digital platform contributing to better experiences of care in youth mental health support across Victoria. Congratulations again to all the teams, practitioners, Lived and Living Experience leaders, partners and communities involved. Your commitment shows what can be achieved when we work together to create a more compassionate, accessible and evidence-informed system for all Victorians.
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