Our Publications

Our Publications

Our Publications

People Need People: The abuse of people with psychosocial disability in supported residential services

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People Need People: The abuse of people with psychosocial disability in supported residential services,
Report by the Mental Health Legal Centre, March 2026

Choice and Control: Supported Residential Service Participants

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Choice and Control: Supported Residential Service Participants​,
Report by the Mental Health Legal Centre, October 2023


Ombudsman’s Investigation into State Trustees

Ombudsman Deborah Glass has begun investigating whether State Trustees is acting in the best interests of its vulnerable clients. The investigation will examine State Trustees’ role as an administrator for people who are unable to manage their financial and legal affairs due to disability, illness or injury. Read our submission here:

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MHLC Submission to the Victorian​ Ombudsman
– State Trustees, 2018

Ombudsman’s Investigation into the Treatment of a Woman Found Unfit to Stand Trial

The Victorian Ombudsman sought information from legal and community organisations and the public, to assist her investigation into the treatment of a woman found unfit to stand trial. Read our submission here:

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MHLC Submission to the Victorian​ Ombudsman
– Treatment of a woman found unfit to stand trial, 2018