Mental Health
Health and wellbeing check for three year olds - expert group
As part of the Health and wellbeing checks for three year olds measure, announced in the 2011-12 federal budget, a time-limited expert group has been established.
Mental health
. Fact sheets
. Programs
. Publications
. Data
. Consumer and carer participation
. Mental health sector consultation
.. Australian Suicide Prevention Advisory Council
.. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Advisory Group
.. e-Mental Health Expert Advisory Committee
.. Health and wellbeing check for three year olds – expert group
.. Mental Health Council of Australia budget implementation workshops
.. Australian General Practice Network workshop
.. Young people and mental health – online youth forum
.. Mental Health Expert Working Group
.. National mental health consumer and carer forums
.. Access to Allied Psychological Services Expert Advisory Committee
.. Borderline Personality Disorder Expert Reference Group
.. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health Advisory Group
. National mental health strategy
. COAG national action plan
. Links
. Fact sheets
. Programs
. Publications
. Data
. Consumer and carer participation
. Mental health sector consultation
.. Australian Suicide Prevention Advisory Council
.. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Advisory Group
.. e-Mental Health Expert Advisory Committee
.. Health and wellbeing check for three year olds – expert group
.. Mental Health Council of Australia budget implementation workshops
.. Australian General Practice Network workshop
.. Young people and mental health – online youth forum
.. Mental Health Expert Working Group
.. National mental health consumer and carer forums
.. Access to Allied Psychological Services Expert Advisory Committee
.. Borderline Personality Disorder Expert Reference Group
.. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health Advisory Group
. National mental health strategy
. COAG national action plan
. Links
The expert group has been established to provide advice on:
- the design and use of the health check
- mapping child mental health services nationally for inclusion in the National Health Call Centre Network and
- a training resource for health professionals.
The measure expands the existing Medicare Healthy Kids Check to include consideration of emotional wellbeing and development, and to bring forward the check from four year olds to three year olds.
The membership of the expert group comprises:
- Professor Frank Oberklaid OAM (Chair)
- Dr Elisabeth Murphy (Deputy Chair)
- Ms Pam Cahir
- Professor Stewart Einfeld
- Dr Michael Fasher
- Associate Professor Sue Kruske
- Professor Lyn Littlefield OAM
- Dr Elspeth McInnes
- Professor Helen Milroy
- Dr Cathrine Neilsen-Hewett
- Dr Jan Pratt and
- A representative from state and territory governments.

