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What would it mean for all of us to have a mentally healthy life? How powerful would the impact be of stigma-free access to humane and effective mental health care?

Patrick McGorry has transformed the lives of thousands of young people through early intervention and a holistic approach to mental health care. Here, he presents his plan for mental wealth for all Australians - he wants to ensure that all Australians have every chance for a fulfilling and mentally healthy life, crucially supported by stigma-free access to humane and effective mental health care. Australia has been a major innovator for mental illness, but we have not made this part of the universal fabric of society. How can we tackle the major risks and build the strengths needed to prevent mental illness? What kind of social and health system reforms and investments are needed to build and secure the mental wealth of Australia? In Mental Wealth McGorry provides the way forward for all Australians to do better.