A former federal minister and an AFL premiership player will share their experiences with depression on the opening day of hearings for Victoria's mental health royal commission.
The government has established the royal commission to address what it was called a “broken mental health system,” outlining its intent to “drive major changes to the state’s system to support the Victorian’s with mental illness, including those at risk of suicide.”The inquiry is scheduled to hear from four witnesses on its first day, including ex-AFL football star Wayne Schwass and former trade minister Andrew Robb.
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