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June 30, 2011
Access to Mental Health Services through You GP

People with certain types of common or ‘high prevalence’ mental illnesses such as anxiety and depression may be able to seek psychological assistance for their mental health through their General Practitioners (GPs). It is important for carers to know how to access such services not just to assist the people they care for but because carers suffer from much higher rates of anxiety and depression than the general community.

 Find out how to access psychologists, psychiatrists and other ‘allied health professionals’ through the primary care system through the ‘Better Access’ and ATAPS’ programs and how this has been changed by the 2011 federal budget.

People with certain types of common or ‘high prevalence’ mental illnesses such as anxiety and depression may be able to seek psychological assistance for their mental health through their General Practitioners (GPs). It is important for carers to know how to access such services not just to assist the people they care for but because carers suffer from much higher rates of anxiety and depression than the general community.

March 16, 2011
Better Access for whom?

A long awaited evaluation into the mental health Better Access initiative shows that while the Commonwealth’s billion dollar outlay through the Medical Benefits Schedule has increased the rates of treatment for some, too many Australians in need of services are still missing out.

Better Access for whom?

Mental health evaluation shows too many Australians missing out on care

 A long awaited evaluation into the mental health Better Access initiative shows that while the Commonwealth’s billion dollar outlay through the Medical Benefits Schedule has increased the rates of treatment for some, too many Australians in need of services are still missing out.