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.

