New tips section on Compi website
Children, young people, parents, other family members and/or friends affected by parental mental health problems can now share a 'tip' with other people in similar situations to their own or with workers in the area. They can share what helped them cope in hard times or tell others about something that has been useful for them or their families.
Go to http://www.copmi.net.au and look for the Tips section. There you will find a link to the tips page and the first tip, kindly provided by Jessica Rowe, a Network 10 newsreader who knows 'first hand' about the impact that mental illness can have on a family.
Workers: Please let young people, parents, families and friends know about the new Tips section and re-visit regularly to check for new tips.
Parents, carers, children and young people: Please share your tip and/or see what others have found to be useful.
31 August 2005
24 August 2005
YouthMental Health Foundation
The Department of Health and Ageing is seeking an organisation or consortium of organisations to establish and operate a national Youth Mental Health Foundation over the period 1 December 2005 to June 2009. The foundation will be funded through the National Youth Mental Health Initiative, for which $69 million has been allocated by the Australian Government. The advertisement calling for applications from organisations or consortia to establish and operate the Youth Mental Health Foundation appeared in major newspapers on Saturday 20 August. The RFA (Request For Application) documentation and application forms can be downloaded from the Department's website at the following address:
http://www.health.gov.au/tenders
The Department of Health and Ageing is seeking an organisation or consortium of organisations to establish and operate a national Youth Mental Health Foundation over the period 1 December 2005 to June 2009. The foundation will be funded through the National Youth Mental Health Initiative, for which $69 million has been allocated by the Australian Government. The advertisement calling for applications from organisations or consortia to establish and operate the Youth Mental Health Foundation appeared in major newspapers on Saturday 20 August. The RFA (Request For Application) documentation and application forms can be downloaded from the Department's website at the following address:
http://www.health.gov.au/tenders
19 August 2005
National List of Consenting Practitioners
This national list of medical practitioners will help Australian consumers to access treatment by appropriately qualified medical practitioners for depression, anxiety and related substance-use disorders. This list is not intended to be a complete directory, but has been established as a more formal method of sharing information which already exists. The legal disclaimer on the Website explains individuals' responsibilities regarding the use of this listing.
Practitioners listed have either been recommended as having interest and expertise in the treatment of depression, anxiety and related substance-use disorders, or have self-referred - indicating their interest and all giving their consent to be included. Practitioners may have their details edited or removed on request.
The current list includes details of medical practitioners who have completed either Level 1 or 2 of the Better Outcomes in Mental Health Care Initiative (BOIMH) training, which offers mental health education to health practitioners, in particular GPs, to increase their capacity to deliver mental health services more effectively.
Additional health practitioners will be considered in the next development stage. Practitioners may now submit their details on-line to be included on this list.
Consumers and carers may also submit details on-line of any practitioner they would like to recommend. Practitioners will then be contacted to obtain their consent. This new and exciting information tool aims to contribute to mental health reform in Australia and improve access to quality primary mental health care for consumers and carers.
This national list of medical practitioners will help Australian consumers to access treatment by appropriately qualified medical practitioners for depression, anxiety and related substance-use disorders. This list is not intended to be a complete directory, but has been established as a more formal method of sharing information which already exists. The legal disclaimer on the Website explains individuals' responsibilities regarding the use of this listing.
Practitioners listed have either been recommended as having interest and expertise in the treatment of depression, anxiety and related substance-use disorders, or have self-referred - indicating their interest and all giving their consent to be included. Practitioners may have their details edited or removed on request.
The current list includes details of medical practitioners who have completed either Level 1 or 2 of the Better Outcomes in Mental Health Care Initiative (BOIMH) training, which offers mental health education to health practitioners, in particular GPs, to increase their capacity to deliver mental health services more effectively.
Additional health practitioners will be considered in the next development stage. Practitioners may now submit their details on-line to be included on this list.
Consumers and carers may also submit details on-line of any practitioner they would like to recommend. Practitioners will then be contacted to obtain their consent. This new and exciting information tool aims to contribute to mental health reform in Australia and improve access to quality primary mental health care for consumers and carers.