Mental Health Resources for Professionals and General Practitioners

Follow the links below to find information about mental health government programs and services intended for health professionals and general practitioners.

Created Nov 2006

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Title:	Fact sheet 4 - Types of help available
Publisher:	beyondblue
Description:	Your general practitioner is often a good first step in accessing help for a health problem (mental or physical). Some general practitioners may be equipped to manage your mental health themselves, while other general practitioners may refer you on to specialist help.
Date:	Jun 2008

Title:	For health professionals: homepage
Publisher:	Black Dog Institute Australia
Description:	Homepage of the health professionals section of the Black Dog Institute.
Date:	Jun 2008

Title:	Media release. Improving mental health services
Publisher:	Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:	The Australian Government has announced funding to improve the mental health workforce, by providing training to around 24,000 mental health professionals and encouraging mental health nurses to stay in the workforce. The announcement followed the Government's release of the National Mental Health Report 2007, which underlined the need to do more in mental health.
Date:	Apr 2008

Title:	Evaluation of the Bringing Them Home and Indigenous Mental Health Programs
Publisher:	Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:	The evaluation covers four programs: the Link Up program; the Bringing Them Home Counsellors' Program; Social and Emotional Well Being Regional Centres; and Mental Health Service Delivery Projects.
Date:	Apr 2008

Title:	Mental Health Nurse Incentive Program
Publisher:	Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:	The Mental Health Nurse Incentive Program provides a non-MBS incentive payment to community based general practices, private psychiatrist services and other appropriate organisations (such as Divisions of General Practice) who engage mental health nurses to assist in the provision of coordinated clinical care for people with severe mental disorders.
Date:	Feb 2008

Title:	Final report of the NSW Drought Mental Health Assistance Package
Publisher:	NSW Department of Health
Description:	The Drought Mental Health Assistance Package announced in October 2006, provided $1m to build capacity in rural communities affected by drought.

Title:	Getting help: what to do if you're not getting better
Publisher:	Black Dog Institute Australia
Description:	Advice on what to do if you are not getting better with depression and Bipolar Disorder.
Date:	Nov 2007

Title:	Getting help: consulting a professional
Publisher:	Black Dog Institute Australia
Description:	In this section we look at mental health professionals who can provide help for depression and bipolar disorder, what they each do, how to locate a professional, and what you should expect from professional help.
Date:	Nov 2007

Title:	NSW government's interim response to tracking tragedy (2007)
Publisher:	NSW Department of Health
Description:	The third Tracking Tragedy report focuses on suspected suicide deaths of consumers of NSW community mental health services who were receiving care for a depressive disorder. The Committee also looked into homicides during 2005-06 that involved mental health consumers.
Date:	Oct 2007

Title:	Mental Health Guidelines
Publisher:	HealthInsite Topic Page
Description:	Links to clinical guidelines for mental health issues and mental illnesses.
Date:	Nov 2006

Title:	Occupational therapy
Publisher:	Better Health Channel
Description:	Occupational therapists are health professionals trained to assist people to overcome various limitations in order to live more independent lives. They work in many environments including schools, nursing homes, hospitals and workplaces. Their goal is to maximise living skills which enhance personal productivity, well-being and quality of life.
Date:	Jul 2006

Title:	Mental health services - case managers
Publisher:	Better Health Channel
Description:	A case manager is a mental health professional employed by a Community Mental Health service. Their responsibility is to look after your interests while you are a client of public (government) mental health services. Your case manager will make sure you receive a full assessment and prepare a treatment and service plan.
Date:	Jul 2006

Title:	Evaluating the Access to Allied Psychological Services component of the Better Outcomes in Mental Health Care Program: Eighth interim evaluation report
Publisher:	Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:	This report examines the extent to which the Access to Allied Psychological Services projects are achieving positive outcomes, and explores the association between different models of service delivery and varying levels of consumer outcomes.
Date:	Jun 2006

Title:	Djirruwang Program
Publisher:	Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:	An external evaluation of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Bachelor of Health Science (Mental Health) Djirruwang Program.
Date:	Mar 2006

Title:	Mental health and the curriculum
Publisher:	Headroom (Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide)
Description:	The South Australian Curriculum Standards and Accountability framework recognises the importance of looking at a holistic approach to health education that directs teaching and learning programs to include a mental health focus.
Date:	Nov 2005

Title:	Mental health and schools
Publisher:	Headroom (Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide)
Description:	Schools play a significant role in the social and emotional development of students. Schools do this through curriculum and the provision of supportive learning environments which emphasise the acquisition of communication, social and problem solving skills.
Date:	Nov 2005

Title:	Mental health
Publisher:	Headroom (Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide)
Description:	Recent epidemiological studies indicate that mental health problems can occur in up to 20% of young people and it is likely that many of these children and adolescents will first present with these issues to their local General Practitioner.
Date:	Nov 2005

Title:	Report on the evaluation of the National Minimum Data Set for admitted patient mental health care
Publisher:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:	The report presents the Institute's most comprehensive evaluation to date of the data collected for the National Minimum Data Set for Admitted Patient Mental Health Care.
Date:	Jul 2005

Title:	Mental illness: what treatments are available?
Publisher:	myDr
Description:	There are various different treatments available for mental illness, and treatment often involves a combination of approaches, which may be offered by different professionals.
Date:	Jun 2005

Title:	Comorbid mental disorders and substance use disorders: epidemiology, prevention and treatment
Publisher:	Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:	This Monograph was developed as part of the National Comorbidity Project and is expected to make a significant contribution to the drug and alcohol and mental health sectors by providing the evidence base and the beginning of a common language to address the complex issues around comorbidity.
Date:	May 2004

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