Vision

Vision

To build a community where people with a mental illness are accepted and valued, and a world where carers are supported and validated. We envisage a future where research has made inroads into understanding the causes of mental illness, their management and cure.

Objectives

MIFQ aims to:

• spread greater understanding of the special problems of mental illness;
• offer support, education and social opportunity;
• actively promote the improvement of community care facilities of all kinds, including accommodation;
• encourage research into causes and treatment;
• promote the welfare of people with mental illness through co-ordination of the efforts of volunteers and professionals;
• seek the co-operation of employers willing to provide a chance of employment;
• safeguard their civil and legal rights;
• advocate for their needs and rights to all levels of Government, and in the community;
• facilitate the achievement of comprehensive and accessible systems of ongoing care; and
• encourage, support and implement activities aimed at rehabilitation.