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The Second National Mental Health Plan: an opportunity to take stock and move forward
Author(s) -
Singh Bruce S,
McGorry Patrick D
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1998.tb126840.x
Subject(s) - mental health , plan (archaeology) , promotion (chess) , public relations , psychology , political science , medicine , psychiatry , business , nursing , geography , politics , archaeology , law
In the first five years of Australia's National Mental Health Strategy (including the National Mental Health Plan), there has already been a 55% increase in spending on community health services, and overall funding for mental health services has increased by 24%. However, the broadening of the Plan's objectives warrants further increases in mental health funding. The focus has been on people with psychotic disorders (who represent a minority of those with mental disorders); in the Second National Mental Health Plan, endorsed in July 1998, the focus is broadened to include depressive disorders, and promotion of mental well‐being in the broader community is a key theme. These initiatives will require partnerships, particularly with primary care.