COAG National Action Plan on Mental Health (2006-2011)
Australian Government
Department of Health and Ageing
Information about measures being progressed by the Department of Health and Ageing as part of the Council of Australian Governments’ (COAG) National Action Plan.
In July 2006, COAG endorsed a National Action Plan on Mental Health (2006-2011). Under the Plan, the Commonwealth is implementing 18 measures over five years to improve services for people with a mental illness, their families and carers through:
- increasing clinical and health services available in the community and providing new team work arrangements for psychiatrists, general practitioners, psychologists and mental health nurses
- providing new non-clinical and respite services for people with mental illness and their families and carers
- providing an increase in the mental health workforce
- providing new programs for community awareness
Responsibility for implementing the Commonwealth component of the COAG Plan spans a number of portfolios:
- Health and Ageing (implementing 13 of 18 measures)
- Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
- Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
For more information, read the National Action Plan on Mental Health (2006-2011).
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