The Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements called for submissions in June 2020.
The National Mental Health Consumer & Carer Forum (NMHCCF) submitted a response to the call for submissions on 25 June 2020.
Reason for the submission
The Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements has released an Issues Paper: Health arrangements in natural disasters.
The NMHCCF’s submission focused on the following key points:
- Provides responses from a mental health lived experience perspective in relation to the four main issues in the issues paper that include: overview of health arrangements; role of primary care providers in disaster planning, response and recovery; related health impacts – air quality; and research priorities.
Download a copy of the submission
Submission to The Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements - 25 Jun, 2020
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