New money for mental health: Will it make things better for rural and remote Australia?

J A Dunbar; I B Hickie; J Wakerman; Prasuna Reddy

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb01060.x

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New money for mental health: Will it make things better for rural and remote Australia?

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New money for mental health: Will it make things better for rural and remote Australia?

J A Dunbar, I B Hickie, J Wakerman and Prasuna Reddy

Medical Journal of Australia, Vol.186(11), pp.587-589

2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb01060.x

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Psychology

New Australian government funding for the Better Outcomes in Mental Health Care initiative is a significant step forward for mental health, with general practitioners now able to offer direct referrals to psychologists, social workers, occupational therapists and Aboriginal health workers. Incentives for better teamwork between GPs and other mental health professionals have been introduced, but may have unintended consequences, including an exacerbation of workforce shortages in rural and remote areas. Possible solutions to these shortages include rural scholarships for students in the mental health professions; recruitment and retention of students coordinated by university departments of rural health; better access to continuing professional development; and federally funded rural positions and additional financial incentives for rural mental health practitioners.

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Title: New money for mental health: Will it make things better for rural and remote Australia?
Authors: J A Dunbar (Author) - Flinders University
I B Hickie (Author) - Flinders University
J Wakerman (Author) - University of Sydney
Prasuna Reddy (Author) - Flinders University
Publication details: Medical Journal of Australia, Vol.186(11), pp.587-589
Publisher: Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty. Ltd.
Date published: 2007
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb01060.x
ISSN: 0025-729X
Copyright note: Dunbar JA, Hickie IB, Wakerman J and Reddy P. New money for mental health: will it make things better for rural and remote Australia? Med J Aust 2007; 186 (11): 587-589. © Copyright 2007. The Medical Journal of Australia - reproduced with permission.
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450929402621
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