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2023 Report to the Nation Mental Health Australia

(9 days ago) WEBWednesday, September 13, 2023. Mental Health Australia’s 2023 Report to the Nation provides a “pulse-check” of the mental health and wellbeing of people in Australia. Over half of Australians say rising cost of living is having a big impact on their mental health, and one in five have found cost to be a barrier to accessing mental health

https://mhaustralia.org/report/2023-report-nation

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The Australian Government’s National Mental Health …

(8 days ago) WEBThe National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Plan sets out the Australian Government’s commitment to supporting mental health and suicide prevention for all Australians, and responds to the …

https://www.health.gov.au/resources/publications/the-australian-governments-national-mental-health-and-suicide-prevention-plan?language=en

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National Study of Mental Health and Wellbeing - Australian …

(5 days ago) WEBResults for 2020-2022. Results from the full sample of 15,893 respondents in the National Study of Mental Health and Wellbeing (NSMHW) were published on 5 October 2023 in National Study of Mental Health and Wellbeing, 2020–2022.Readers are directed to these data in preference to results for 2020-21, which were based on a …

https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/health/mental-health/national-study-mental-health-and-wellbeing/2020-21

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Australia's mental health system - Mental health - AIHW

(Just Now) WEBOverview. Mental health is a key component of overall health and wellbeing (WHO 2021). In any year in Australia, an estimated 1 in 5 people aged 16–85 will experience a mental disorder (ABS 2022). A person’s …

https://www.aihw.gov.au/mental-health/overview/australias-mental-health-services

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Mental Health Australia reports to the nation on World …

(2 days ago) WEBMental Health Australia is the peak independent national representative body of the mental health sector in Australia. “Released today, on World Mental Health Day, the Mental Health Australia Report to the Nation is a pulse check on the mental health and wellbeing of all Australians, and, promisingly, the research shows most Australians will …

https://mhaustralia.org/sites/default/files/docs/media_release_-_mental_health_australia_report_to_the_nation_10102022.pdf

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About National Mental Health Commission

(7 days ago) WEBMission. Promote understanding of the outcomes that matter and drive transformational change across service systems for people with lived experience of mental health issues. The Commission is an executive agency established on 1 January 2012 under the Public Service Act 1999 and is a non-corporate Commonwealth entity under …

https://www.mentalhealthcommission.gov.au/about

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National Mental Health Workforce Strategy 2022–2032 Australian

(6 days ago) WEBThe National Mental Health Workforce Strategy 2022–2032 sets out how governments will work together with the sector to meet the demands of the mental health system. This includes how to best attract, train, maximise, support, and retain the workforce required to meet current and future demands of the mental health system.

https://www.health.gov.au/our-work/national-mental-health-workforce-strategy-2022-2032

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What we're doing about mental health Australian Government …

(5 days ago) WEBIn an emergency, call 000. Help is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, anywhere in Australia. If you need help now, call: Lifeline – 13 11 14. Kids Helpline – 1800 55 1800. Mental Health Crisis Assessment and Treatment Team in your state/territory. Beyond Blue – 1300 224 636.

https://www.health.gov.au/topics/mental-health-and-suicide-prevention/what-were-doing-about-mental-health

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Prevalence and impact of mental illness - Mental health - AIHW

(6 days ago) WEBIn 2007, an estimated 20% of Australians had a 12-month mental illness, compared with 22% in 2020–2022. The prevalence of a 12-month mental illness remained the same among males (18% for both), but there was an increase among females (from 22% in 2007 to 25% in 2020–2022).

https://www.aihw.gov.au/mental-health/overview/prevalence-and-impact-of-mental-illness

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National Study of Mental Health and Wellbeing - Australian …

(2 days ago) WEBWestern Australia. In 2020–2022, of the 2.1 million people aged 16–85 years in Western Australia, 45.3% or 940,300 people had a lifetime mental disorder: 23.1% (478,100 people) had a 12-month mental disorder. 18.2% had a 12-month Anxiety disorder. 8.5% had a 12-month Affective disorder.

https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/health/mental-health/national-study-mental-health-and-wellbeing/latest-release

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Mental health in Australia - Wikipedia

(6 days ago) WEBNational Mental Health Commission is an organisation that reports on the current status of Australia's mental health support system. The National Mental Health Commission's mission statement "is to give mental health and suicide prevention national attention, to influence reform and to help people live contributing lives by reporting, advising

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_health_in_Australia

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Australia’s national mental health strategy in historical perspective

(3 days ago) WEBBox 1. Achievements of the First and Second Australian National Mental Health Plans. Australian government recurrent spending on mental health services (2002–03), public and private, including pharmaceutical subsidies, was A$3183 billion, or A$156 per capita (A$1 is US$0.7, €0.6).

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6734702/

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National Mental Health Policy 2008 Australian Government …

(5 days ago) WEBThe National Mental Health Policy 2008 provides a strategic vision for further whole-of-government mental health reform in Australia. The aims of the National Mental Health Policy 2008 are to: assure the rights of people with mental health problems and mental illness, and enable them to participate meaningfully in society.

https://www.health.gov.au/resources/publications/national-mental-health-policy-2008?language=en

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Fifth National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Plan

(7 days ago) WEBEach person’s journey is unique and a valued contribution to Australia’s commitment to mental health suicide prevention systems reform. The Fifth National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Plan (Fifth Plan) was endorsed by the COAG Health Council in August 2017. The Fifth Plan represents commitment from all governments to work together

https://www.mentalhealthcommission.gov.au/monitoring-and-reporting/fifth-plan/5th-national-mental-health-and-suicide-prevention

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National mental health strategy

(1 days ago) WEBAustralia's first National Mental Health Policy was released in 1992. Since then, there have been five national mental health plans, the Council of Australian Governments' (COAG) National Action Plan on Mental Health in 2006, a revised National Mental Health Policy in 2008.

https://www.health.vic.gov.au/priorities-and-transformation/national-mental-health-strategy

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Mental health in Australia - Department of Health and Aged Care

(6 days ago) WEBGet help now. In an emergency, call 000. Help is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, anywhere in Australia. If you need help now, call: Lifeline – 13 11 14. Kids Helpline – 1800 55 1800. Mental Health Crisis Assessment and Treatment Team in your state/territory. Beyond Blue – 1300 224 636.

https://www.health.gov.au/topics/mental-health-and-suicide-prevention/mental-health-in-australia

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National Children’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy

(9 days ago) WEBThe National Mental Health Commission has developed the National Children’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy as part of the Australian Government’s long-term national health plan. This is the first time a national government has developed a strategy that considers mental health and wellbeing outcomes for children from birth to 12 years

https://www.mentalhealthcommission.gov.au/projects/childrens-strategy

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Mental Health Australia

(4 days ago) WEBMental Health Australia is the peak, national non-government organisation representing and promoting the interests of the Australian mental health sector and committed to achieving better mental health for all Australians. It was established in 1997 as the first independent peak body in Australia to truly represent the full spectrum of mental

https://mhaustralia.org/

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Low-intensity digital mental health service promised in federal …

(8 days ago) WEBMental Health Australia, who included the digital service in their pre-budget wish list, said it will be critical for the government to work with the sector and learn from successful models

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-16/digital-mental-health-services-falls-short-say-psych-groups/103852996

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What is psychosocial disability, how is it different to mental health

(1 days ago) WEBMs Gillespie, 60, lives with psychosocial disability and has a string of mental health diagnoses, including complex post-traumatic stress disorder, bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-30/psychosocial-disability-mental-health-ndis/103690958

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Mental Health First Aid Australia - Mental Health First Aid Australia

(Just Now) WEBMental Health First Aid Australia is a national not-for-profit provider of mental health first aid education that equips individuals with the knowledge and skills when it matters most. Mental Health First Aid Australia recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of Australia. We

https://mhfa.com.au/

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Australia: How Child Maltreatment Drives Mental Health Crisis

(3 days ago) WEBIn Australia, suicide is the leading cause of death for young people, while mental health conditions are the leading cause of disease burden globally and affect 13 percent of the global population.

https://thediplomat.com/2024/05/australia-how-child-maltreatment-drives-mental-health-crisis/

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Strengthening Medicare and the care economy Budget 2024–25

(5 days ago) WEBAustralians will benefit from $141.1 million to support and expand the National Immunisation Program. Mental health support. The Government’s $888.1 million mental health package over eight years will help people get the care they need, while relieving pressure on the Better Access initiative and making it easier to access services.

https://budget.gov.au/content/04-medicare.htm

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List of Hotlines for Mental Health Help - HealthCentral

(6 days ago) WEBNational Maternal Mental Health Hotline: 1-833-TLC-MAMA (1-833-852-6262) The Trevor Project: 1-866-488-7386 or text “START” to 678678. Standard text messaging rates apply.

https://www.healthcentral.com/mental-health/get-help-mental-health

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Are Schools Too Focused on Mental Health? - The New York Times

(8 days ago) WEBThe researchers point to unexpected results in trials of school-based mental health interventions in the United Kingdom and Australia: Students who underwent training in the basics of mindfulness

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/06/health/mental-health-schools.html

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Radio interview with Assistant Minister McBride and Nick Lowther, …

(3 days ago) WEBNICK LOWTHER, ABC WESTERN PLAINS: We have been dissecting the Federal Budget today, taking a closer look at what it means for us in regional and rural Australia. A mixed reaction to announcements made in the mental health space Emma McBride is the Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention and joins us …

https://www.health.gov.au/ministers/the-hon-emma-mcbride-mp/media/radio-interview-with-assistant-minister-mcbride-and-nick-lowther-abc-western-plains-breakfast-15-may-2024?language=en

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Ministers Department of Health and Aged Care

(Just Now) WEBBudget 2024–⁠25: Cheaper medicines, new Medicare Urgent Care Clinics and more free mental health services in a stronger Medicare. The Albanese Labor Government is continuing to improve our health system: strengthening Medicare, the heart of universal healthcare, easing cost-of-living pressures with cheaper medicines, and embedding new …

https://www.health.gov.au/ministers/the-hon-mark-butler-mp/media/budget-2024-25-cheaper-medicines-new-medicare-urgent-care-clinics-and-more-free-mental-health-services-in-a-stronger-medicare

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National Disaster Mental Health and Wellbeing Framework

(7 days ago) WEBMental health for people in impacted communities and emergency service workers is a priority. The Australian Government released the National Disaster Mental Health and Wellbeing Framework in the context of the 2023-24 Budget, which NEMA is now working with its Commonwealth, State and Territory counterparts to implement. Purpose

https://nema.gov.au/about-us/federal-budget/mental-health-wellbeing-framework

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When Prison and Mental Illness Amount to a Death Sentence

(7 days ago) WEBThe country’s jails and prisons have become its largest provider of inpatient mental health treatment, with 10 times as many seriously mentally ill people now held behind bars as in hospitals

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/05/us/politics/prison-mental-health-care.html

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Federal Budget 2024: Winners and Losers - ABC News

(9 days ago) WEBA scathing Australian Association of Psychologists said the government needed to "grow a heart and start taking mental health seriously", suggesting realistic Medicare rebates would have been a

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-14/budget-2024-winners-and-losers/103779412

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Maternal Mental Health …

(5 days ago) WEBThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the release of a national strategy today, with recommendations developed by the Task Force on Maternal Mental Health, a subcommittee of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Advisory Committee for Women’s Services, to …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/05/14/biden-harris-administration-announces-maternal-mental-health-task-force-national-strategy-improve-maternal-mental-health-care-amid-urgent-public-health-crisis.html

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HHS Mental Health Accomplishments by the Numbers

(8 days ago) WEBHRSA, through the National Health Service Corps, supports more than 18,000 primary care medical, dental, and behavioral health providers through scholarships and loan repayment programs. The NHSC has increased access to much-needed mental health and opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment in hard-hit areas of the country by …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/05/16/hhs-mental-health-accomplishments-numbers.html

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National Maternal Mental Health Hotline MCHB

(7 days ago) WEBThe National Maternal Mental Health Hotline is free, confidential, and here to help, 24/7. 1-833-TLC-MAMA. Text Call We’re here for you. The Hotline is free, confidential, and available 24/7 in English and Spanish. Contact the Hotline by texting or calling. You’ll get a response quickly.

https://mchb.hrsa.gov/programs-impact/national-maternal-mental-health-hotline

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South Africa's National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: Why it is - BBC

(6 days ago) WEBPresident Ramaphosa approves a law that seeks to provide universal health care for all - but not everyone is happy.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1030v3p1r8o

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