Like Canada, the Australia has a federal system of Government with 5 States and two territories. Each State and territory has its own legislation on mental health. The federal (Commonwealth) Government is responsible for health care planning. In addition, the federal Government subsidizes an ...
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Objective: Rates of depression and anxiety are high among older adults in residential aged care facilities (RACFs). This study examined the extent to which psychological services are made available to facility residents in Australia, and investigated barriers to accessing such services. Method: The ...
In its submission to the Senate education and employment committee, the Royal Australian College of Psychiatrists (RACP) called for routine health and wellbeing checks to be implemented for emergency service workers. "In Australia, there are more than 80,000 full-time emergency workers who perform ...
The global burden of mental health disorders is on the increase, which has contributed to discussions on mitigation strategies. While mental health discourses in respect of access to services are still ongoing, there is limited focus on vulnerable groups
Several major policy initiatives have been undertaken in Victoria, Australia's second-largest state, to address difficulties in providing accessible and culturally sensitive mental health services to ethnic minorities. These initiatives include the development and publication of a policy statement, alteration...
"Mental health care is a pillar of the publicly-funded health care system in Australia and the low use of publicly-funded services among those living inresidential aged careis indicative of major barriers to service access and uptake," says Dr. Cations. ...
Satisfaction with youth mental health services: further scale development and findings from headspace - Australia's National Youth Mental Health Foundation This study aimed to determine the psychometric properties of the headspace youth (mental health) service satisfaction scale (YSSS), a 14-item purpos...
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This study investigated differences in preferences for online or in-person mental health services on e-health literacy, age, education level, and comfort using the internet in a general community sample recruited from Australia and India. A total of 487 participants (31.6% male; mean age = ...