The government has announced the $350 million package of measures following a review by the National Mental Health Commission.
The review found many of the four million Australians who experience mental health conditions don't receive the support they need.
National Mental Health Commission chairman Allan Fels has first-hand experience with mental illness, often advocating on behalf of his daughter, who has schizophrenia.
He's speaking here to SBS Chief Political correspondent Catherine McGrath.
