Mental Health and Drug Treatment Division
Mental Health and Drug Treatment Division (MHDTD)
The Mental Health and Drug Treatment Division focuses on mental health, suicide prevention, social and emotional wellbeing and substance misuse treatment programs.
The division is working towards improving mental health and suicide prevention through targeted prevention, intervention, identification, early intervention and health care services, with significant focus on the implementation of the mental health reform package as announced in the 2011-12 Federal Budget.
The division also manages the Substance Misuse Service Delivery Grants Fund. The purpose of the fund is to improve access to drug and alcohol treatment services for all Australians. The fund will also provide funding support to organisations to tackle substance use issues that impact negatively on social and general health in Indigenous communities. In addition, the division administers the Social and Emotional Wellbeing program, which will enhance existing service delivery to Indigenous communities through more flexible models of delivery and increased capacity to meet demand for services.
The division is made up of four branches:
- Mental Health Services Branch
- Mental Health Early Intervention and Prevention Branch
- Mental Health System Improvement Branch
- Substance Misuse and Indigenous Wellbeing Programs Branch
