Mental Health Wellbeing Investment Package ITO

The Package is being delivered through a partnership-based approach, working across Queensland Government, with up to six government partner agencies, to implement strategic funding partnerships. The Commission has established a group with representatives from each partner agency, to support coordination, collective impact measurement, shared learning and governance oversight across the package. The partnerships fund a range of initiatives including, a mix of place-based activities, community and local council grant programs, cross-sector collaboration, and activities that strengthen workforce capability, service integration, and policy and practice across systems. Activities are delivered across metropolitan, regional, and remote Queensland. Timing of initiatives will be staggered across financial years FY2025/2026 to mid FY2028/2029. The Commission requires an external Supplier to undertake an independent evaluation of the previous Grants and the Package, including development of an evaluation framework, to assess mental health and wellbeing outcomes and broader system impacts. The Supplier will be expected to design practical data collection and reporting approaches that partners can reasonably implement within existing operational environments. The evaluation will also examine the collaborative approach between the Commission and government partners to inform future policy and reform directions. The Supplier will be expected to take a collaborative and developmental evaluation approach, working alongside the Commission and government partners over the life of the Package to support learning, adaptation, and continuous improvement, rather than undertaking a single end-point evaluation. The evaluation is intended to inform future cross-government investment approaches, strengthen the evidence base for mental health promotion and prevention, and provide practical insights to inform ongoing mental health and wellbeing system reform and policy development in Queensland.