Mental health psychosocial support service needs from the National Mental Health Service Planning Framework (NMHSPF): version 2, 21 November 2016

This report presents the results of an analysis conducted using the National Mental Health Service Planning Framework (NMHSPF) to estimate resourcing required to provide psychosocial support services. It outlines the overall psychosocial support needs of individuals across all age groups (0-4, 5-11, 12-17, 18-64 and 65+) across Australia. The report also drills down further to present resource estimates such as number of service contacts, hours of client demand, client related staff hours and workforce full time equivalent prices by age group, severity level of the mental illness and specific service types

Refinement of the NMHSPF care profiles for youth with severe, persistent and complex mental illness in Queensland: Final Report - March 2017

AbstractThe Mental Health Alcohol and Other Drugs Branch within Queensland Health engaged the Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research in 2016 to review and refine the existing care profiles in the National Mental Health Service Planning Framework to describe the type and quantity of services required by adolescents and young people (aged 12-24 years) with severe, persistent and complex mental illness. \ua0This involved conducting rapid literature reviews and convening a small panel consisting of four child and adolescent psychiatrists with experience with the mental health system in Queensland

Evaluation of the leadership mental health: Island Nations course

Quantitative and qualitative findings of an internal evaluation of the second Leadership in Mental Health: Island Nations course are presented. Findings: Prominent commonalities across the evaluations of the 2015 and 2017 courses include: the importance of communication and sharing in situations where professional isolation is common; the particular relevance of topics dealing with practice rather than theory with attention to contextual and cultural adaptation, and; the need for ongoing relationships through supervision and mentorship. The article concludes with consideration of the evaluation findings for the future of the course and for mental health capacity building more broadly across Pacific Island nation

Mental health psychosocial support service needs from the National Mental Health Service Planning Framework (NMHSPF)

The National Psychosocial Support measure was introduced by the Australian Government to provide psychosocial support services to those who do not qualify for services through the National Disability Insurance Scheme or other programs. Primary Mental Health Networks (PHNs) will be implementing the measure via purpose specific funding to commission new services. There is limited information available to help guide planning and commissioning of these services. This report presents important data from the National Mental Health Service Planning Framework that can be used as the basis for collaborative planning between the Western New South Wales PHN and their respective Local Health Networks to avoid service duplication and ensure all necessary services are available within the region