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Chair's foreword
Membership of the Committee
Terms of reference
Abbreviations
List of recommendations
1. Introduction
Overview
Other recent reports and strategic reviews
Scope of the inquiry
Conduct of the inquiry
Structure of the report
2. COVID-19 and recent natural disasters
COVID-19
Natural disasters
Learning from other jurisdictions and systems
Surge workforce and long term support
Prevention and strengthening community supports
Committee comment
3. Accessibility
Availability of services
Service capacity
Rigidities in the service provision model
Early intervention across the lifespan
Affordability
Stigma
Delivering accessible services through community access and partnership
Committee comment
4. Virtual mental health care
Telehealth
Digital services
Limitations of virtual mental health care
Investment priorities
5. Workforce
Australian Government review of workforce
Overarching workforce views
Defining roles and scope of mental health professionals in workforce planning
Building a connected, diverse and engaged mental health workforce
Coordinated care for suicide prevention, intervention and postvention services
Professions contributing to the mental health and suicide prevention workforce
Workforce wellbeing
6. Funding
The National Agreement and Commonwealth-state and territory funding coordination
Primary Health Networks
The Medicare Benefits Schedule and the Better Access initiative
Community and culturally-based services and programs
Implementation
7. Building the evidence base
Data
Monitoring and evaluation
Research
Committee comment
8. Social determinants of mental health and wellbeing
Social determinants of mental health and suicide
Mental health promotion and wellbeing
Culturally informed practice
A. Submissions
B. Exhibits
C. Hearings and witnesses
D. COVID-19 and bushfires mental health related funding