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Submission Brief: Child and Youth Mental Health Service Redesign Demonstration Projects - August 2008 (PDF file 333KB)

Submisison Brief as a word document (Doc file 293KB)

Provides information about these projects, the requirements for submission and a submission template. Closing date for submissions is 4:30pm 17 October 2008.

Hospital Circular 20/2008
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Funding and Reporting changes

The gender sensitivity and safety in adult acute inpatient units project - Final report - May 2008

Victoria - Public Hospitals & Mental Health Services - Policy & Funding Guidelines 2008 - 2009 - 1 July 2008

Mental Health Act 1986 Review
The Minister for Mental Health, the Hon Lisa Neville MP, announced a review of the Victorian Mental Health Act 1986 (the Act) on 8 May 2008. The Minister has appointed Mr Ben Bodna, AM, Ms Dominique Saunders and Mr Wayne Schwass to the independent Community Consultation Panel (the Panel) to lead public consultations on the review.

Because Mental Health Matters: A new focus for mental health and wellbeing in Victoria - May 2008
The Victorian Government has now released the Because mental health matters consultation paper. The paper outlines the new vision for Victoria’s mental health services and proposes priorities for action and possible solutions to identified needs.

The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) Faculty of Psychiatry of Old Age Annual Scientific Meeting - “Ageing and Mental Health: Preparing for Our Future” - 27 & 28 November at the Dame Elisabeth Murdoch Theatre at the University of Melbourne - WEBSITE