Mental Health Policies and Research

Follow the links below to find mental health research and policy documents, reports, statistics and information strategies, or go directly to the following websites:

Updated July 2006

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Title:   Mental health
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Information on initiatives to build the capacity of the mental health care system to ensure that Australians with mental illness, and their families and carers, have access to quality health and support services to meet their needs.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Interagency Action Plan for Better Mental Health: Second Yearly Progress Report
Publisher:   NSW Department of Health
Description:   The Interagency Action Plan for Better Mental Health was developed to ensure that government agencies work more effectively together and with the community to improve care for people with mental illness. The following report provides an overview of whole-of-government achievements against the commitments in the plan after the second year of implementation.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   The effectiveness of the Illicit Drug Diversion Initiative in rural and remote Australia
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   The Illicit Drug Diversion Initiative (IDDI) provides a nationally consistent framework through which police and courts may refer eligible drug offenders towards appropriate assessment, education or drug treatment.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Mental health in Australia
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   This website will help you to find information on the Australian Government's role and contributions to mental health reform activities in Australia.
Date:   Mar 2008
Title:   Systematic Reviews of Drug Treatments for Mental Illnesses
Publisher:   HealthInsite Topic Page
Description:   Links to systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of drug treatments for mental illness.
Date:   Jan 2008
Title:   National Comorbidity Initiative
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Initiative aims to improve service co-ordination and treatment outcomes for people with coexisting mental health and substance use disorders and focuses on the following priority areas.
Date:   Dec 2007
Title:   Mental health policy for the veteran community: index and introduction
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Veterans' Affairs
Description:   A strategic policy framework for the future planning and delivery of mental health services to the veteran community.
Title:   About us: overview
Publisher:   Black Dog Institute Australia
Description:   Overview of the Black Dog Institute.
Date:   Nov 2007
Title:   Women's health policy and program developemnt in Australia: Student Factsheet
Publisher:   Women's Health Queensland Wide Inc
Description:   Outlines the development of the National Women's Health Policy, National Women's Health Program and the Queensland Women's Health Policy.
Date:   Oct 2007
Title:   Media release. New mental health web site launched
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Australian Government has launched a comprehensive web site that provides up-to-date information on mental health and wellbeing, including information on the Government's mental health programs.
Date:   Sep 2007
Title:   Media release. Second national mental health survey
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Seventeen thousand Australian households will be contacted for interviews about their mental health and wellbeing. About 300 Australian Bureau of Statistics staff members will carry out the interviews in the second major epidemiological survey of its kind undertaken in Australia - 10 years after the first.
Date:   Aug 2007
Title:   Mental illness - family and friends
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Don't ignore warning signs of mental illness in a family member or friend. The sooner someone receives treatment, the better the outcome is likely to be. There is a lot you can do to help a person affected by mental illness.
Date:   Jul 2007
Title:   Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia 2005-06: findings from the National Minimum Data Set
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   This bulletin presents data on publicly funded alcohol and other drug treatment services and their clients, including information about the types of drugs for which treatment is sought and the types of treatment provided.
Date:   Jul 2007
Title:   Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia 2005-06: report on the National Minimum Data Set
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   This report presents national, state and territory data on publicly funded alcohol and other drug treatment services and their clients, including information about the types of drugs for which treatment is sought and the types of treatment provided.
Date:   Jul 2007
Title:   National youth depression & alcohol review and action plan
Publisher:   beyondblue
Description:   The National Youth Depression & Alcohol Review and Action Plan is aimed at identifying the issues and practical solutions that addresses the needs of young people, aged 12-15 years, with high levels of alcohol consumption who are also at risk of developing depression.
Date:   May 2007
Title:   Media release. Report finds 'positive outcomes' for Indigenous Australians
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Australian Government has welcomed a report evaluating four programs to improve the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal Australians.
Date:   May 2007
Title:   Mental health services in Australia 2004-05
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   This report is the eighth in the series of AIHW's comprehensive annual reports on the characteristics and activity of Australia's mental health services. Details from a wide range of data sources for the 2004-05 period are presented, as are changes over time.
Date:   Apr 2007
Title:   Media release. National plan to tackle pre- and postnatal depression
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   A new national action plan to help women who experience depression during and after pregnancy is being developed by beyondblue: the national depression initiative, in association with a group of perinatal mental health experts.
Date:   Mar 2007
Title:   Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS specifications 2007-08: data dictionary, collection guidelines and validation processes
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   These guidelines have been prepared as a reference for those involved in collecting and supplying the data for the Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Services National Minimum Data Set (AODTS-NMDS).
Date:   Mar 2007
Title:   Mental Health of Australians
Publisher:   HealthInsite Topic Page
Description:   Links to information, including statistics and research, on the mental health of specific groups within the Australian community.
Date:   Jul 2006
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