Question

walked through international and national mental health care documents, plans, policy and services.  

answer: Mental health care in Australia: Is it a mixture of highs and lows but all-in-all moving in the right direction?

(keep it to a paragraph.  Just state your case and the reasons behind your thoughts. )

Answer 1

Ans)There is a division of roles and responsibilities Australia’s mental health system with services being delivered and/or funded by the Australian Government, state and territory governments and the private and non-government sectors.

- State and territory governments fund and deliver public sector mental health services that provide specialist care for people with severe mental iillness. Private health insurance funds treatment costs in private hospitals, public hospitals and out of hospital services provided by health professionals.

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Private sector services include admitted patient care in a private psychiatric hospital and private services provided by psychiatrists, psychologists and other allied health professionals. Private health insurance funds treatment costs in private hospitals, public hospitals and out of hospital services provided by health professionals.

- Mental health non-government organisations are private organisations (both not-for-profit and for-profit) that receive government and/or private funding. Generally, these services focus on providing well-being, support and assistance to people who live with a mental illness rather than the assessment, diagnostic and treatment tasks undertaken by clinically focused services.

- Mental health‑related services are provided in Australia in a variety of ways, including:

• admitted patient care in hospital and other residential care
• hospital‑based outpatient services
• community mental health care services
• consultations with both specialist medical practitioners and general practitioners (GPs).

- Access to psychologists and other allied health providers may, dependent on eligibility, be subsidised through initiatives such as the Better Access initiative which gives patients Medicare-subsidised access to psychologists and other allied health providers after the preparation of a Mental Health Treatment Plan by a GP.

- The Australian Government also subsidises mental health-related services through Primary Health Networks, headspace, the National Disability Insurance Scheme, the MBS and prescribed medications through the PBS and RPBS. State and territory governments fund and deliver services and assist with broader needs, such as accommodation support.