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Victoria's Mental Health Services

Mental Health Publications

These publications are produced by the Mental Health, Drugs and Regions Division of the Department of Health. Publications are available in various formats, and are sorted here alphabetically by subject. Some printed publications can be ordered online and certain types of information are ordered into groups - see the Quick Links box to the right.

 A

Aboriginal Health

  Victorian Aboriginal suicide prevention and response action plan

Academic Positions

Policy framework: Clinical academic positions and activity 2004-09 (PDF, 96kb)

Policy framework: Non-clinical academic positions and activity 2004-09 (PDF, 97kb)

Accessing Services

A List of Approved Mental Health Services - Oct 2010 (PDF, 69kb)

Acquired Brain Injury

Acquired brain injury and mental illness: Protocol between mental health and other services - 2004 (PDF, 332kb)

Acquired brain injury and mental illness: Issues paper - 2004 (PDF, 137kb)

Aged Persons Services

Aged Persons Services - Overview: April 1996 (PDF, 508kb)

Aged persons mental health intensive community treatment - Program statement - October 2008

Intensive Community Treatment Program: Evaluation report 2009 (PDF, 740kb)

Protocol between Victorian Aged Care Assessment Services (ACAS) and Aged Person’s Mental Health (APMH) (September 2008) (PDF, 117kb)

Ambulance Transport of People with a Mental Illness - September 2010 (PDF, 878kb)

Authorised psychiatrist, appointment of - September 2005 (PDF, 41kb) (Chief Psychiatrist's guideline)

Apprehension of Mentally Ill Persons by a Member of the Police Force under the Mental Health Act 1986 - amended December 2003 (PDF, 427kb) (March 2004) (Program Management Circular)

Assessment orders and diagnosis, assessment and treatment orders: About Your Rights - February 2012 (Patient rights information)

English (608kb) September 2009
English - Large print version (601kb) September 2009

 B

The Boston Report - Improving Mental Health Outcomes in Victoria. The Next Wave of Reform. July 2006 prepared by The Boston Consulting Group (PDF, 760kb)

Building partnerships between mental health, family violence and sexual assault services - Project report - July 2006 (PDF, 527kb)

 C

CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services)

CAMHS and schools - Early action program - Early intervention service for young children with challenging behaviours and emerging conduct disorder - Program description - December 2006 (PDF, 469kb) (Program Management Circular)

CAMHS in communities - Working together to provide mental health care for Victoria’s children and young people - September 2006 (PDF, 482kb). Hard copies can be ordered from the online ordering page

CAMHS & Schools Project - A Partnership between the Victorian Mental Health Branch and the Victorian Student Wellbeing Branch - August 2004 (PDF, 590kb)

Child and Adolescent Services: Overview - April 1996 (PDF, 244kb)

Prevention and Early Intervention Ministerial Advisory Sub-committee Report (August 2008) (PDF, 599kb)

Carers

Review of the Mental Health Carer Support Program and carer support and resource workers (mental health) - Final report (PDF, 389kb) - March 2008

Caring together: An action plan for carer involvement in Victorian public mental health services - July 2006 (PDF, 187kb)

Information for families and carers of People with a Mental Illness - January 2004 (Reprint July 2005) (PDF, 125kb) English version

Arabic Version (PDF, 303kb)
Chinese Version (PDF, 420 kb)
Croatian Version (PDF, 188 kb)
Greek Version (PDF, 238 kb)
Italian Version (PDF, 174 kb)
Macedonian Version (PDF, 198 kb)
Spanish Version (PDF, 177kb)
Somali Version (PDF, 163 kb)
Turkish Version (PDF, 205 kb)
Vietnamese Version (PDF, 217 kb)

Working together with families and carers - April 2005 (PDF, 57kb) (Chief Psychiatrist's guideline)

Caseload Management

  The Victorian Public Mental Health Caseload Management Standard 2011

CAT - Crisis assessment and treatment service

A review of crisis assessment and treatment (CAT) services and functions - July 2007 (PDF, 522kb)

Clinical Supervision Guidelines - November 2005 (PDF, 56kb) (Program Management Circular)

CMI/ODS Program Management Circulars

Community care (CCU) and secure extended care (SECU) units - February 2007 (PDF, 86kb) (Program Management Circular)

Community Treatment Orders - November 2005 (PDF, 249kb) (Chief Psychiatrist's guideline)

Community Visitors

Procedure for relationships between Office of the Public Advocate – Community Visitors Program and Department of Human Services Mental Health Branch and Mental Health Services - May 2005 (PDF, 68kb)

Confidentiality under the Mental Health Act 1986 - November 2008 (PDF, 271kb) (Program Management Circular)

Complaints

Mental Health Complaints Review Project - September 2009 (PDF, , 1.28mb) - A report on the management of complaints processes within selected mental health services in Victoria

Consumers

Strengthening Consumer Participation in Victoria’s Public Mental Health Services Action Plan (PDF, 4.46mb) - May 2009

Key stakeholder consultation on recommendations for future Victorian surveys of consumer and carer experience of public mental health services - September 2005 (PDF, 44kb)

Review of the 2003-04 Victorian surveys of consumer and carer experience of public mental health services - August 2005 (PDF, 703kb)

Guidelines for the consumer consultant program - December 2003 (PDF, 68kb) (Program Management Circular)

Cultural diversity

Cultural diversity plan for Victoria's specialist mental health services 2006-2010 (October 2006) (PDF, 103kb)

Improving services for people from a non-English speaking background - July 1996 (PDF, 450kb)

 D

Deaths

Reportable Deaths - March 2010 (PDF, 960kb) (Chief Psychiatrist's guideline)

Disharge Planning

Discharge Planning Guidelines - August 2002 (PDF, 207kb) (Chief Psychiatrist's guideline)

Discharge planning and the development of protocols between adult area mental health services and general practitioners - May 2005 (PDF, 70kb) (Program Management Circular)

Discharge planning and the development of protocols between adult area mental health services and general practitioners - May 2005 (PDF, 108kb)(Background paper)

Dual Diagnosis - Key directions and priorities for service development - May 2007 (PDF, 736kb)

 E

Eating Disorders

Clinical mental health service responses for people with eating disorders in Victoria - October 2007 (PDF, 72kb)

Eating Disorder Service Mapping Project - October 2006 (PDF, 295kb)

Early Intervention

Prevention and Early Intervention Ministerial Advisory Sub-committee Report (August 2008) (PDF, 599kb)

Education and Training Clusters

Evaluation of the Statewide Education and Training Partnership (Cluster) Project - July 2007 (PDF, 808kb)

Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)

Recording Electro-convulsive therapy (ECT) on the CMI/ODS - September 2008 (PDF, 56kb) (Program Management Circular)

Electroconvulsive therapy: About your rights - February 2012 - see (Patient rights information - multilingual resources)

Electroconvulsive therapy manual: Licensing, legal requirements and clinical guidelines - January 2009 (PDF, 1.69MB)

Emergency departments

Mental health responses in emergency departments - February 2008 (PDF, 72kb) (Program Management Circular)

Mental health care: Framework for emergency department services - October 2007 (PDF, 141kb)

Mental health presentations to the emergency department - May 2006 (PDF, 722kb)

Victorian Emergency Department Mental Health Triage Project 2005-06 Training manual (External site)

 F

Families

Information for families and carers of People with a Mental Illness - January 2004 (Reprint July 2005) (PDF, 125kb) English version.

Arabic Version (PDF, 303kb) Chinese Version (PDF, 420 kb)
Croation Version (PDF, 188 kb) Greek Version (PDF, 238 kb)
Italian Version (PDF, 174 kb) Spanish Version (PDF, 177kb)
Macedonian Version (PDF, 198 kb) Somali Version (PDF, 163 kb)
Turkish Version (PDF, 205 kb) Vietnamese Version (PDF, 217 kb)

Families where a parent has a mental illness A service development strategy - February 2007.

Families and mental health A parenting resource kit (a folder containing the items listed below).

  1. "Families and mental health - A parenting resource kit" (booklet)
  2. "Families and mental health - List of contact numbers" (magnet on back)
  3. Family crisis plan (A4 sheet)
  4. "Family talk - Tips and information for families where a parent has a mental health problem or disorder" (booklet)
  5. "The best for me and my baby - Managing mental health during pregnancy and early parenthood - Health professionals and parents working together" (booklet)
  6. Maternal and child health line - 13 22 29 - a 24-hour telephone service (magnet on back)
  7. Kids talk - 75 ways to encourage children (poster)

Working together with families and carers - April 2005 (PDF, 57kb) (Chief Psychiatrist's guideline)

Family Violence

Identifying and responding to family violence: a guide for mental health clinicians in Victoria - June 2005 (PDF, 205kb)

Building partnerships between mental health, family violence and sexual assault services - Project report - July 2006 (PDF, 527kb)

Forensic Mental Health

Report of the Review Panel appointed to consider leave arrangements for patients at the Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health - May 2001 (PDF, 236kb) (the "Vincent Report")

Report of the Review Panel appointed to consider the operation of the Disability Services Statewide Forensic Service - September 2001 (PDF, 253kb)

Forensic Leave Panel Annual Reports

Forensic (Remand and interim disposition order) patients - About Your Rights - February 2012 (Information on Patients Rights - downloads)

Forensic patients - About Your Rights - February 2012 (Information on Patients Rights - downloads)

Framework for Service Delivery, April 1996

Aged Persons Services - April 1996 (PDF, 508kb) (Archived)

Better Outcomes Through Area Mental Health Services: April 1996 (PDF, 143kb)(Archived)
Appendix 1(PDF, 102kb)
Appendix 2 (PDF, 381kb) (Archived)
Appendix 3 (PDF, 674kb) (Archived)
Appendix 4 (PDF, 581kb) (Archived)

Child and Adolescent Services: April 1996 (PDF, 244kb) (Archived)

 G

Gambling (See Problem Gambling)

Gender Sensitivity

Gender sensitivity and safety in adult acute mental health inpatient units - Final Report May 2008 (PDF, 1.88MB)

Tailoring Services to Meet the Needs of Women - May 1997 (PDF, 249kb)

Service Guideline for Gender Sensitivity and Safety Hard copies can be ordered from the on-line ordering page

  Service Guideline on Gender Sensitivity and Safety - literature review (PDF, 570kb)

General Adult Community Mental Health Services: Guidelines for Service provision - July 1996 (Hard copy only available - order here)

 H

High Dependency Unit Guidelines - August 2002 (PDF file199kb) (Chief Psychiatrist's guideline)

Homelessness

Mental Health Homelessness Program - Intensive Home Based Outreach Psychiatric Disability Rehabilitation & Support Guidelines - October 2003 (PDF, 96kb)

 I

Illicit Substance Use in Acute Inpatient Mental Health Services - November 2001 (PDF, 68kb) (Chief Psychiatrist's guideline)

Improving Mental Health Outcomes in Victoria. The next Wave of Reform. July 2006 "The Boston Report" (PDF, 760kb)

Integrated Rehabilitation and Recovery Care Program Evaluation Report - May 2010 (PDF, 935kb)

Involuntary patients

Involuntary patients: About Your Rights - February 2012 (Information on Patients Rights - downloads)

K

Koori Mental Health Issues

Report on the Evaluation of the Purro Birik Social and Emotional Wellbeing Strategy 1999 - 2002 (September 2003) (PDF, 3MB)

L

Legislation

Sentencing and Mental Health Acts (Amendment) Act 2005 Summary of key amendments - October 2005 (PDF, 109kb) (Chief Psychiatrist's guideline)

Discussion Paper - Treatment and care of mentally ill offenders pursuant to Part 5 of the Sentencing Act 1991 and Parts 3 - 4 of the Mental Health Act 1986 - Dec 2003 (PDF, 153kb)

 M

Major non-psychiatric treatment: About Your Rights - February 2012 (Information on Patients Rights - downloads)

Mechanical restraint - October 2006 (PDF, 63kb) (Chief Psychiatrist's guideline)

Memorandum of understanding between the Chief Psychiatrist and the Public Advocate Responsibilities and roles when working with people with mental illness - September 2006 (PDF, 145kb) (Chief Psychiatrist Website)

Memorandum of understanding between the Victorian Department of Health, Mental Health, Drugs and Regions Division and the Victorian Department of Human Services, Children, Youth and Families Division in relation to Collaborative Service Delivery. August 2010 (PDF, 1.39MB)

Mental Health Act Review

Review of the Mental Health Act 1986 Community consultation report - July 2009 (PDF, 1.62MB)

Review of the Mental Health Act 1986: Consultation Paper - December 2008 (PDF, 1.25MB)

Review of the Mental Health Act 1986 Government response to Community consultation report - July 2009 (PDF, 1.34MB)

Exposure Draft Mental Health Bill 2010 for public comment (PDF, 1.80MB)

Explanatory guide to the: Exposure Draft Mental Health Bill 2010 (PDF, 356kb)

Mental Health Carer Support Program June 2003 (Program Management Circular)

Mental health presentations to the emergency department - May 2006 (PDF, 793kb)

Mental Health Reform Strategy 2009-2019

  Because Mental Health Matters - Victorian Mental Health Reform Strategy 2009 - 2019

Victorian Mental Health Reform Council 2009 – 2012 Workplan (pdf, 76kb)

Flagship Projects

Development and implementation of a mental health promoting schools and early childhood settings framework (PDF, , 74kb)

Redesigning specialist child and youth mental health services 0-25 years (PDF, , 95kb)

Development of a plan to guide the provision of high quality psychosocial rehabilitation and recovery services for people with severe mental illness and psychiatric disability (PDF, , 75kb)

Improving the coordination of care for clients with severe mental illness and multiple needs (PDF, , 79kb)

Mental health research and evaluation framework - August 2005 (PDF, 129kb)

Mental Health and Drugs Fellowship Grants 2009-10

Guidelines for MHD Research Fellowship Grants (PDF, 54kb)

Application Form for Mental Health and Drugs Fellowship Grants 2009 - 10 (MS Word, 63KB

Mental health services

Mobile Support and Treatment Services Guidelines for Service Provision 95/0003*
* Out of print. To request an electronic copy of this Report, please send an email to: mhpublicationsrequests@health.vic.gov.au

An Introduction to Victoria's public clinical mental health services - January 2006 (PDF, 524kb)

 N

New Directions For Victoria's Mental Health Services. The Next Five Years - September 2002 (PDF, 272kb)

New Directions For Victoria's Mental Health Services. The Next Five Years. The Plain English Version - September 2002 (PDF, 35kb)

Non-custodial supervision orders

  Program Management Circular - Protocol between Forensicare and area mental health services for people subject to non-custodial supervision orders

Non-custodial supervision orders: About Your Rights - February 2012 (Information on Patients Rights - downloadable resources)

  Non-custodial supervision orders - Policy and procedure manual (June 2011)

Non-psychiatric treatment

General medical health needs, annual examination, non-psychiatric treatment, special procedures and medical research procedures - January 2008 (PDF, 186kb) (Chief Psychiatrist's guideline)

Nursing

Specialist mental health gradaute nurse program - October 2006 (PDF, 70kb) (Program Management Circular)

O

Occupational Health and Safety Standards

Industry occupational health and safety interim standards for preventing and managing occupational violence and aggression in Victoria's mental health services 2004 - September 2004 (PDF, 301kb)

Outcome Measurement

Outcome Measurement in clinical mental health services - July 2007 (PDF, 288kb) (Program Management Circular)

Documents associated with the program listed below:

Victorian Mental Health Outcomes Measurement Strategy- Consumer Perspectives on Future Directions for Outcome Self-Assessment - Report of the Consumer Consultation Project - March 2001 (PDF, 1.3MB)

Tender Specifications - Consumer Self-Rating Outcome Measures for Mental Health Services - Comparative Analysis of Tools (PDF, 469kb)

Overview of Suites and Data Collection Occasions table shows which measures are being introduced into clinical practice in Victoria. (PDF, 205kb)

Outline of the Train a Trainer Program (PDF, 85kb)

OM information brochures for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Hard copies can be ordered from the online ordering page
Information brochure for adolescents - May 2004
Information brochure for parents/guardians or caregivers - May 2004
Information brochure for teachers - May 2004

OM information brochures for Adult Mental Health Services Hard copies can be ordered from the online ordering page
Information brochure for carers - May 2004

OM information brochures for Aged Persons Mental Health Services Hard copies can be ordered from the online ordering page
Information brochure for consumers - May 2004
Information brochure for carers - May 2004

 P

PACER

  Police, Ambulance and Clinical Early Response (PACER) Evaluation Report

PARC (Prevention And Recovery Care services)

Expanding support and treatment options within mental health services. Prevention and recovery care services - service guidelines. A pilot project - June 2005 (PDF, 219kb)

Patient Access to Files for Mental Health Review Board Hearings - 2004 (PDF, 26.8kb) (External link to The Mental Health Review Board)

Patient Rights

Information on Patients Rights

PIIDDTF (Psychiatric Illness and Intellectual Disabilities Donations Trust Fund)

Psychiatric Illness and Intellectual Disabilities Donations Trust Fund - Guidelines - Mental Health - July 2009 (PDF, 46kb) (Program Management Circular)

Police

Apprehension of Mentally Ill Persons by a Member of the Police Force under the Mental Health Act 1986 - Amended December 2003 (PDF, 427kb) (March 2004) (Program Management Circular)

Department of Health and Victoria Police Protocol for Mental Health - September 2010 (PDF, 553kb)

Subpoenas for documents, search warrants, or other requests by police for information - August 2004 (PDF, 51kb) (Chief Psychiatrist's guideline)

Managing persons required to attend police interview or court - January 2005 (PDF, 57kb) (Chief Psychiatrist's guideline)

Prevention and Early Intervention Ministerial Advisory Sub-committee Report (August 2008) (PDF, 599kb)

Primary Care Partnerships Service Coordination Strategy: Guidelines for Area Mental Health Services Mental Health Branch - March 2005 (PDF, 322kb)

Problem gambling: Memorandum of Understanding between the Office of Gaming and Racing (DOJ) and the Mental Health, Drugs & Regions Division (PDF, 169kb)

Protocol between Mental Health and Community Correctional Services

  Protocol Between Mental Health Drug and Regions and Community Correctional Services - November 2012

  Protocol Between Mental Health Drug and Regions and Community Correctional Services - November 2012 - Booklet

Psychiatric Assessment and Planning

  Psychiatric Assessment and Planning Unit (PAPU) guidelines

Psychiatric Disability Rehabilitation and Support Services (PDRSS)

An analysis of the Victorian rehabilitation and recovery care service system for people with a severe mental illness and associated disability - Project report - August 2007 (PDF, 1.12MB)

Standards for psychiatric disability rehabilitation and support services - June 2004 (PDF, 938kb)

Psychiatric Disability Rehabilitation and Support Services (PDRSS) - Guidelines for Service Delivery - Feb. 2003 (PDF, 116kb)

Aged Persons Psychosocial Rehabilitation in Mental Health - February 2005 (PDF, 76kb)

New PDRSS pricing model - Implementation guidelines for agencies - October 2008 (PDF, 75kb)

The PDRSS Young Persons Residential Rehabilitation Program - Revised Guidelines and Information - February 2005(PDF, 76kb)

Mental Health Homelessness Program - Intensive Home Based Outreach Psychiatric Disability Rehabilitation & Support Guidelines - October 2003(PDF, 96kb)

Psychiatrists

Authorised psychiatrist - appointment of - September 2005 (PDF, 41kb)(Chief Psychiatrist's guideline)

Psychosurgery: About Your Rights - February 2012 (Information on Patients Rights - downloads)

Q

Quality

Victorian strategy for safety and quality in public mental health services 2004-2008 (PDF, 420kb).

Review of the 2003-04 Victorian surveys of consumer and carer experience of public mental health services - August 2005 (PDF, 703kb)

Mental Health Complaints Review Project September 2009 (PDF, , 1.28mb)

 R

Recovery-orientated Practice

  Framework for Recovery-oriented Practice

  Recovery-oriented practice - literature review

Rehabilitation

An analysis of the Victorian rehabilitation and recovery care service system for people with a severe mental illness and associated disability - Project report - August 2007 (PDF, 1.12MB)

Integrated Rehabilitation and Recovery Care Program Evaluation Report (pdf, 935kb)

Restricted involuntary treatment orders and restricted community treatment orders - Oct 2008 (PDF, 223kb) (Chief Psychiatrist's Guideline)

Restraint & Seclusion

Restraint - mechanical (October 2006) (PDF, 63kb) (Chief Psychiatrist's guideline)

Creating Safety -Addressing restraint and seclusion practices project report - December 2009 (PDF, 2.11mb)

Seclusion Practice – a literature review - February 2007 (PDF, 405kb)

Research

Mental Health and Drugs Fellowship Grants 2008-09

Guidelines for MHD Research Fellowship Grants (PDF, 54kb)

Application Form for Mental Health and Drugs Fellowship Grants 2009 - 10 (MS Word, 63kb)

Mental health research and evaluation framework (August 2005) (PDF, 129kb)

Mental Health Research and Evaluation Expert Committee - Priority Research Areas - September 2006 (PDF, 35kb)

Review of the Mental Health Act 1986

Rural mental health services

Planning framework for public rural mental health services. A framework to guide the enhancement of public rural mental health services over the next five years - July 2007 (PDF, 4.7MB)

S

Section 97 of the Mental Health Act 1986 - Reimbursement of claims for Super top-up and Salary Maintenance (July 2005) (PDF, 55kb) (Program Management Circular)

Seclusion

Seclusion (October 2006) (PDF, 74kb) (Chief Psychiatrist's guideline)

Security patients: About Your Rights - February 2012 (Information on Patients Rights - downloads)

Services

An Introduction to Victoria's public clinical mental health services - January 2006 (PDF, 524kb)

Planning framework for public rural mental health services. A framework to guide the enhancement of public rural mental health services over the next five years - October 2006 (PDF, 2.17MB)

Services - Access

Standards for psychiatric disability rehabilitation and support services - June 2004 (PDF, 938kb)

Smoking

Smoking Reduction and Cessation for People with Schizophrenia
- Guidelines for General Practitioners - 2001 (PDF, 102kb)

- Management Guide for General Practitioners - 2001 (PDF, 94kb)

Substance Use

Illicit Substance Use in Acute Inpatient Mental Health Services - November 2001 (PDF, 68kb) (Chief Psychiatrist's guideline)

Subpoenas for documents, search warrants, or other requests by police for information - August 2004 (PDF, 51kb) (Chief Psychiatrist's guideline)

Suicide

Victorian Aboriginal Suicide Prevention and Response Action Plan 2010-2015 (Oct 2010) (PDF, 483kb)

Working with the suicidal person - clinical practice guidelines for emergency departments and mental health services 2010 (PDF, 660kb)

Working with the suicidal person - a summary guide for emergency departments and mental health services 2010 (PDF, 378kb)

Suicide risk assessment and management - literature review 2010 (PDF, 1.3MB)

Working with the suicidal person: Rapid suicide-risk assessment at mental health service triage - Quick reference guide 2010 (PDF, 144kb)

Working with the suicidal person: Comprehensive suicide-risk assessment in the emergency department - Quick reference guide 2010 (PDF, 146kb)

Working with the suicidal person: Immediate management of suicide risk in the emergency department - Quick reference guide 2010 (PDF, 142kb)

Working with the suicidal person: Rapid suicide-risk assessment at emergency department triage - Quick reference guide 2010 (PDF, 147kb)

Working with the suicidal person: Suicide risk in the elderly - Quick reference guide 2010 (PDF, 144kb)

Working with the suicidal person: Assessing suicide risk in intoxicated persons - Quick reference guide 2010 (PDF, 140kb)

Working with the suicidal person: Assessment and management of suicide risk in people who repeatedly self-harm - Quick reference guide 2010 (PDF, 146kb)

Next steps: Victoria's suicide prevention forward action plan - A public statement - July 2006 (PDF, 210kb).

Suicide Prevention Task Force Report (July 1997)

Evaluation of the Victorian Suicide Prevention Response - Summary Report - March 2003 (PDF, 192 kb)
Victorian Government Response to the Evaluation - April 2003 (PDF, 95 kb)

Supported Residential Services (October 2003)

T

Transport

Ambulance Transport of People with a Mental Illness - February 2002 (PDF, 555kb)

Non-emergency patient transport of people with mental illness - October 2006 (PDF, 98kb) (Program Management Circular) (Currently under review - 8/12/2010)

Training (Courses, Library Services etc)

Evaluation of the Statewide Education and Training Partnership (Cluster) Project - July 2007 (PDF, 808kb)

Treatment plans

Treatment Plans under the Mental Health Act 1986 - Department of Health, August 2009 (222kb, pdf) (Chief Psychiatrist's Guideline)

Triage

Mental health triage scale (pdf, 74kb) - May 2010

Statewide mental health triage scale - Guidelines (pdf, 298kb) - May 2010

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V

Victorian Public Mental Health Caseload Management Standard

  The Victorian Public Mental Health Caseload Management Standard 2011

Violence - Family

Identifying and responding to family violence: a guide for mental health clinicians in Victoria - June 2005 (PDF, 205kb)

Building partnerships between mental health, family violence and sexual assault services - Project report - July 2006 (PDF, 527kb)

W

Women

Gender sensitivity and safety in adult acute mental health inpatient units - Final Report May 2008 (PDF, 1.88MB)

Tailoring Services to Meet the Needs of Women - May 1997 (PDF, 249kb)

Workforce Planning

Better Skills, Best Care - Workforce design strategy - Psychiatric Service Officers (PSO) Pilot - September 2005 (PDF, 47kb) (External site)

Victoria's direct care mental health workers: The public mental health workforce study 2003-04 to 2011-12 - May 2005 (PDF, 709kb) (External site)

Shaping the future: The Victorian mental health workforce strategy Final report September 2009 (PDF, 326kb)

Y

Young People

Youth Early Psychosis Status Report - March 2007 (PDF, 402kb)

 

 
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Last updated: 23 April, 2013
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