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COAG national action plan on mental health 2006-2011

In July 2006, the Council of Australian Governments' (COAG) endorsed a national action plan on mental health.

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National action plan on mental health 2006-2011

Under the plan, the Commonwealth was responsible for implementing 17 measures over five years to improve services for people with a mental illness, their families and carers, through:

  • increasing clinical and health services available in the community and providing new team work arrangements for psychiatrists, general practitioners, psychologists and mental health nurses
  • providing new non-clinical and respite services for people with mental illness and their families and carers
  • providing an increase in the mental health workforce
  • providing new programs for community awareness
Responsibility for implementing the Commonwealth component of the COAG plan spanned a number of portfolios:
  • Health and Ageing (11 measures)
  • Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
  • Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Progress reports on implementation of COAG mental health initiatives are available on the COAG website.

Page last reviewed: 18 April 2012



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