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Patrick McGorry publishes a critical assessment stating that mental health reform in Victoria remains a 'false dawn,' with promises unfilled and the system still broken.
Final report launched
The commission’s final report, containing 74 transformational recommendations, is presented during a historic joint sitting of parliament with bipartisan support and broad community backing.
Royal Commission established
The Victorian government acknowledges the system is 'broken' and creates a royal commission, chaired by an expert advisory committee led by Patrick McGorry, to design a full reform blueprint.
Deinstitutionalization of mental health
Standalone mental hospitals are closed in Victoria, with services absorbed into general hospitals and chronically neglected over subsequent decades, setting the stage for systemic collapse.
Professor Patrick McGorry’s op-ed exposes the cycle of failed mental health reform in Victoria. Despite a Royal Commission blueprint of 74 recommendations, political will evaporated and the system remains broken. For health leaders, the piece is a case study in implementation failure and the need for accountability mechanisms.