COAG National Action Plan on Mental Health 20062011 NAP

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COAG National Action Plan on Mental Health
2006-2011 (NAP)

• DoHA, FAHCSIA DHF are continuing to implement a
  range of the initiatives as outlined in the NAP
  in NT 
• Some of the initiatives are being rolled out by
  other Australian Government Departments like
  DEEWR and DEET.
• The corner stone of the Action plan which was
  signed of by all government Ministers is care
  coordination.
• Each State and Territory has to report annual on
  there progress of the NAP

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-DoHA Initiatives in the NT

• Better Access to Psychiatrists, Psychologists and
  General Practitioners through the Medicare
  Benefits Schedule Program
• Improved Services for People with Drug and
  Alcohol Problems and Mental Illness In
• Mental Health Services in Rural and Remote Areas
  
• Increased funding for the Mental Health Council
  of Australia
•  Mental Health Nurse Incentive Initiative
• Funding Telephone Counselling, Self-Help and
  Web-based Support Programs initiative
• Expanding Suicide Prevention Programs
• Alerting the Community to the Links between
  Illicit Drugs and Mental Illness initiative
• grams
• Expanding Suicide Prevention Programs Program

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-FAHCSIA Initiatives in the NT

• New Personal Helpers and Mentors (PHaMs)
• Community Based Programs to Help Families Cope
  with Mental Illness
• More Respite Places to Help Families and Carers

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DHF Initiatives in the NT

• Suicide Prevention and Response
• Early Intervention
• Sub-acute Beds
• Rural and Remote Services
• Prison In-reach Services
• Rehabilitation and Recovery Services

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Care Coordination

• A flagship of the NAP is providing a more
  seamless set of health and community services to
  people with a severe mental illness and /or
  complex needs who are at risk of falling through
  the gaps in the system.

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. National Care Coordination Principles

• Systematic arrangements for assessing the health
  and social needs of people accepted into the
  agreed target group eligible for care
  coordination
• Development of a recovery/care plan which
  identifies the health and social care required
  from the range of providers
• Appointment of an identified provider to keep in
  close touch with the service user and to monitor
  and co-ordinate care and
• Regular review and, where necessary, agreed
  changes to the recovery/care plan

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Coordinating care in the NT.

• Care Coordination Working Group
• Care Coordination subgroups in TE and CA.

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Other Australian Gov Initiatives effecting MHAOD

• National Homelessness Strategy Green paper.
• National Mental Health Disability Employment
  Strategy