A new approach to mental heath
Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System
The final report of the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System was to provide the community with a clear and ambitious set of actions to fix a system deemed as “broken”, enabling all Victorians to experience their best mental health now and into the future.
Given the subject and depth of the report, the biggest challenge was to present the extensive data in an engaging and accessible way to its diverse audiences and meet a demanding editorial workflow head on.
Transforming 2500 pages of mental health policy and research, technical information, data and graphs, footnotes and indexes into a compelling read is no easy task. The design solution was to create a visual system for the report to highlight key information and provide intuitive navigation across five volumes, bringing the myriad of content to life.
The strategy also included innovative techniques to streamline the drafting process for the client.
Alongside the main printed report, an interactive website was developed to support the report’s powerful narratives for public consumption as a highly accessible public record. An interactive PDF and summaries of the interim report in a variety of accessible digital formats were also delivered.
The five-month project required precision planning to manage a specific but evolving set of deadlines, and expertise in print and digital design and strategy.
