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2022 Public hospital report card - mental health edition

(6 days ago) People also askHow long do Australians wait for mental health care?More than two thirds of the 11,000 Australians surveyed for the June Australian Healthcare Index figures reported having waited more than 12 weeks to receive mental health care. Meanwhile, one third of psychologists said they were unable to take on new clients in a survey done by the Australian Psychology Society (APS) in February.Thousands waiting months to see psychologists amid Australia's - 9N…9news.com.auHow long are Australians waiting for a psychologist?Australians left waiting for services Currently: 73.5% of psychologists in metropolitan areas have a waiting list Of those able to accept more patients, 64% of respondents say wait times are getting worse Clients are often waiting up to 3 months to see a psychologist. Some are waiting more than 6 months.1 in 3 psychologists are unable to see new clients, but Australians psychology.org.auAre waiting times in mental health services affecting patient outcomes?Health Econ. 2018 Nov; 27 (11): 1772–1787. Recently, new emphasis was put on reducing waiting times in mental health services as there is an ongoing concern that longer waiting time for treatment leads to poorer health outcomes. However, little is known about delays within the mental health service system and its impact on patients.The impact of waiting time on patient outcomes: Evidence from early ncbi.nlm.nih.govHow long do people wait for mental health services?Even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, wait times for mental health services and treatments were long. The average wait time for a young person to access psychological treatment through headspace centres, for example, was greater than one month.Mental health for young Australians: hurry up and waitinsightplus.mja.com.auFeedbackABChttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-18/australiaMeet the Australians stuck waiting for mental healthcare as the In Victoria, sexual assault survivors have reported long waiting times to access publicly funded mental healthcare support. One woman told the Law Reform Commission she had been waiting nine months for an appointment. Another woman told the commission her daughter had been provided with emergency care … See more

https://www.ama.com.au/clear-the-hospital-logjam/mhrc#:~:text=For%20patients%20presenting%20with%20mental%20and%20behavioural%20disorders,health%20disorders%20is%2019%20hours%20and%2029%20minutes.

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1 in 3 psychologists are unable to see new clients, but …

(5 days ago) WEBAustralians left waiting for services. Currently: 73.5% of psychologists in metropolitan areas have a waiting list; Of those able to accept more patients, 64% of respondents say wait times are getting …

https://psychology.org.au/for-members/news-and-updates/news/2022/australians-need-psychological-help-more-than-ever

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Thousands waiting months to see psychologists amid Australia's …

(7 days ago) WEBThousands of Australians needing qualified mental health support are being forced to wait months to see a psychologist as demand for professional help far …

https://www.9news.com.au/national/psychologists-australia-thousands-waiting-months-to-see-psychologists-amid-australias-mental-health-crisis/07388e69-cb7e-4b7e-8639-72fb90b7cab3

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Australians are rushing to mental health providers. But …

(Just Now) WEBKriti Gupta has been seeking help from mental health professionals in Australia for ten years. It’s a system she knows very well. But the …

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/the-feed/article/australians-are-rushing-to-mental-health-providers-but-theyre-waiting-months-for-an-appointment/63bxwtnd8

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Analysing Australia’s Mental Health Crisis APS

(3 days ago) WEBThe high barrier these wait times create has created a group of people whose issues are too complex for a GP but are not severe enough for hospitalisation …

https://psychology.org.au/about-us/news-and-media/aps-in-the-media/2023/analysing-australias-mental-health-crisis

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Patient Experiences - Australian Bureau of Statistics

(1 days ago) WEBPatient Experiences in Australia: Summary of Findings Reference Period 2020-21 financial year; A comparison of 2022-23 and 2021-22 reported waiting …

https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/health/health-services/patient-experiences/latest-release

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Bleak new figures confirm depth of mental health crisis

(Just Now) WEBIn response to the release of the latest Australian Healthcare Index figures the Australian Psychological Society (APS) once again calls on the Federal Government …

https://psychology.org.au/about-us/news-and-media/media-releases/2022/bleak-new-figures-confirm-depth-of-mental-health-c

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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. …

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

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Long wait times, $90 gap fees preventing access to psychology …

(9 days ago) WEBPeople are also waiting longer to access services: the median wait time between a person receiving a mental health plan and attending their first session increased from 18 days …

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/long-wait-times-90-gap-fees-preventing-access-to-psychology-services-20230126-p5cfmq.html

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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 for young Australians: hurry up and wait

(3 days ago) WEBIn Australia, almost 15% of young people aged 12 to 17 experience a mental illness each year, with that rate rising to 1 in 4 by the age of 24. Yet when young …

https://insightplus.mja.com.au/2022/26/mental-health-for-young-australians-hurry-up-and-wait/

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‘The worst it’s ever been’: Guardian readers tell us about Australia’s

(1 days ago) WEBWaiting times, costs, access. Issues of supply and demand. A lack of ongoing support. Inequities in the system. This is a snapshot of the mental health …

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/apr/19/the-worst-its-ever-been-guardian-readers-tell-us-about-australias-mental-health-system

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Mental health system in 'crisis' as youth referrals jump by 50 per …

(5 days ago) WEBState and Territory Government. WA. Emma, 17, self-harmed and ended up in emergency days after being told she wouldn't be able get a mental health …

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-12-09/mental-health-youth-wait-times-blow-out-over-three-months/12962294

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Clear the hospital logjam Australian Medical Association

(3 days ago) WEBFor patients presenting with mental and behavioural disorders that require hospital admission from the ED, the average wait times can range from 12 hours in Queensland …

https://www.ama.com.au/clear-the-hospital-logjam/mhrc

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Three things Australia could do to help fix the mental health crisis

(2 days ago) WEBShanika Hawthorne has twice been on waiting lists to access youth mental health services. Credit: Jason Robins “I’d been told the waiting list was around 12 months and …

https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/health-and-wellness/three-things-australia-could-do-to-help-fix-the-mental-health-crisis-20220419-p5aecc.html

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Victoria mental health: Wait times for a care bed blow out amid

(2 days ago) WEBVery large text size. More than 62 per cent of Victorians who presented at an emergency department with serious mental illness or disorder in the first three …

https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/real-concern-as-wait-times-for-emergency-mental-healthcare-blow-out-20230511-p5d7js.html

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Increasing demand in youth mental health - headspace

(Just Now) WEBaffecting wait times. There is clearly an urgent need to address the wait times and unmet need of young people seeking to access mental health services in Australia. …

https://headspace.org.au/assets/Uploads/Increasing-demand-in-youth-mentalh-a-rising-tide-of-need.pdf

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Wait times in an Australian emergency department: A comparison …

(1 days ago) WEBThe aim of the current study was to explore wait time and length of stay for mental and non-mental health patients at a regional emergency department. Audit data from …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35029024/

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The impact of waiting time on patient outcomes: Evidence from …

(3 days ago) WEBRecently, new emphasis was put on reducing waiting times in mental health services as there is an ongoing concern that longer waiting time for treatment …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6221005/

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Waiting for better care: why Australia’s hospitals and health care …

(1 days ago) WEBThis graph shows the waiting time (days) for elective procedures, 2012-13 to 2016-17, for the 10% of patients who wait longest (orange) and the median (maroon): …

https://theconversation.com/waiting-for-better-care-why-australias-hospitals-and-health-care-are-failing-104862

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Emergency departments - Mental health - AIHW

(1 days ago) WEBService provision. In 2022–23, there were about 287,500 public hospital ED presentations with a mental health-related principal diagnosis recorded, representing …

https://www.aihw.gov.au/mental-health/topic-areas/emergency-departments

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Waiting Times in the Emergency Department for People with …

(2 days ago) WEBOver the three periods, in Australia mental health presentations accounted for between 3.5% and 3.7% of all ED presentations (Table 1). Table 1 Mental health ED …

https://acem.org.au/getmedia/0857d22e-af03-40bb-8e9f-f01a2a2bf607/ACEM_Mental-Health-Access-Block.aspx

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Specialist wait times data show patients are waiting years for …

(8 days ago) WEBSpecialty. Overall state wait time Health service with longest wait. Hepatobiliary and Pancreas. 1,005.2 days or 2.75 years. Melbourne Health 1,005.8 …

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-20/specialist-wait-times-blow-out-years-waiting-list/102232032

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Social isolation and loneliness - Mental health - AIHW

(1 days ago) WEBSocial isolation and loneliness can harm both mental and physical health and may affect life satisfaction. They are concerning issues in Australia due to the impact …

https://www.aihw.gov.au/mental-health/topic-areas/social-isolation-and-loneliness

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Costa Mesa must accommodate clients of mental health group …

(5 days ago) WEBNsight opened in 2015, before a city law required a 650-foot buffer between group homes. Later, after waiting years for a permit, other facilities opened and Nsight …

https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/story/2024-05-02/judge-rules-costa-mesa-must-accommodate-residents-at-mental-health-home

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Implementation guidance 2024 – psychological therapies for …

(4 days ago) WEBMeasurement of waiting times will apply to all service users seen within community mental health services and recorded within the Mental Health Services …

https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/implementation-guidance-2024-psychological-therapies-for-severe-mental-health-problems/

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Lifeline records biggest number of calls and support online as

(6 days ago) WEBThe latest figures from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare show that an estimated 3.8 million Australians have reported experiencing physical and/or sexual …

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-30/nsw-lifeline-domestic-violence-call-text-record/103781128

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Women live more years in ill-health than men, finds gender health …

(3 days ago) WEBWomen live longer than men but experience more years in poor health, according to a global gender health gap analysis that experts say underlines an urgent …

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/may/01/women-live-more-years-ill-health-than-men-gender-health-gap-study

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Scott Morrison says he took medication for anxiety as prime minister

(3 days ago) WEBScott Morrison says he experienced acute anxiety during his time as prime minister, but was able to keep working with treatment. The former prime minister said …

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-26/scott-morrison-anxiety-medication-while-prime-minister/103771560

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Youth mental health therapy clinic opens in West Des Moines

(2 days ago) WEBIllustration: Aïda Amer/Axios. Community Support Advocates (CSA) has opened a new youth mental health therapy clinic and plans to double the size of its …

https://www.axios.com/local/des-moines/2024/05/01/mental-health-therapy-clinic-csa-community

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