Recommendations
Recommendation 1
5.48 The committee recommends that the government:
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immediately publish the Expert Reference Group report;
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urgently respond to the National Mental Health Commission's
review; and
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guarantee funding for mental health groups and service providers
for the 12 months after the announcement of the government response to the
National Mental Health Commission's review.
Recommendation 2
6.13 The committee recommends that the government
response to the National Mental Health Commission's report should include a
national stigma reduction strategy.
Recommendation 3
6.36 The committee recommends that the government
response to the National Mental Health Commission's report should examine the
possible role for Primary Health Networks in regionalisation of service and
programme delivery.
6.39 The committee therefore recommends that the
government response should emphasise the need for mental health, particularly
the experience of mental health consumers and carers, to be imbedded in the governance
structure of the Primary Health Networks.
Recommendation 4
6.47 The committee recommends that the government
response to the National Mental Health Commission's report include
evidence-based modes of care that promote early intervention.
Recommendation 5
6.56 The committee recommends that the government's
response to the National Mental Health Commission's report recognise the
linkages between housing, employment, and mental health. The government's
response should include ways for services and programmes to be appropriately
connected so that individuals can access holistic care.
Recommendation 6
6.68 The committee recommends that the government's
response to the National Mental Health Commission's report recognise need for a
clear and comprehensive mental health workforce strategy.
Recommendation 7
6.77 The committee recommends that the government's
response to the National Mental Health Commission's report include tangible and
measurable actions to achieve the suicide prevention targets recommended by the
Commission.
Recommendation 8
6.87 The committee recommends that the government's
response to the National Mental Health Commission's report address the
challenges of mental health service delivery in rural and remote communities.
Recommendation 9
6.100 The committee recommends that the Government's
response to the Mental Health Commission's report sets out a future policy
direction to address Indigenous mental health and suicide prevention
challenges.
Recommendation 10
6.114 The committee recommends that the government's
response to the National Mental Health Commission's report include adequate
recognition of the need for data collection to inform services and programmes
for LGBTI communities.
6.115 The committee also recommends that the government's
response include specific actions and measurable targets in relation to the
delivery of services and programmes for the LGBTI community.
Recommendation 11
6.124 The committee recommends that the government response
to the National Mental Health Commission's report should include support for
the use of the Mental Health in Multicultural Australia Framework for Mental
Health in Multicultural Australia: Towards culturally inclusive service
delivery.
Recommendation 12
6.135 The committee recommends that the government's
response to the National Mental Health Commission's report supports the
Commission's findings and recommendations in relation to e-mental health.
Recommendation 13
7.36 The committee recommends that the government immediately
clarify how Tier 2 or Information, Linkages and Capacity Building (ILC) will be
implemented and how many people it will support.
7.37 The committee recommends that the government share
available information on the workings of Tier 2 or ILC in order to quell the
disquiet in the community and ensure that individuals do not lose access to
much-needed services.
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