Frequently Used Acronyms
A-E | |
| AAFT | Australian Association of Family Therapy |
| AASW | Australian Association of Social Workers |
| ACA | Australian Counselling Association |
| ACCHO | Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation |
| ACMHN | Australian College of Mental Health Nurses |
| ACN | Australian College of Nursing |
| ACPA | Australian Clinical Psychology Association |
| AIHW | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
| AMHCN | Australian Mental Health Consumer Network |
| AMHS | Area Mental Health Services |
| ANMF | Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation |
| AOD | Alcohol and other Drugs |
| APMH | Aged Persons Mental Health |
| APS | Australian Psychological Society |
| ARAFEMI | Association of Relatives and Friends of the Emotionally and Mentally Ill (now part of MIND) |
| ASAP | Advanced Suicide Assessment and Planning |
| AWH | Albury Wodonga Health |
| Ax | Assessment |
| CAA | Carers Association of Australia |
| CAG | Consumer Advisory Group; OR Carer Advisory Group |
| CALD | Culturally and Linguistically Diverse |
| CAMHS | Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services |
| CCAG | Carer & Consumer Advisory Group |
| CCISC | Comprehensive, Continuous, Integrated System of Care |
| CCU | Community Care Unit |
| CEED | The Victorian Centre of Excellence in Eating Disorders |
| CI | Collective Impact |
| CISS | Child Information Sharing Scheme |
| CLEW | Carer Lived Experience Workforce (previously Carer Consultants Network – CCN). |
| CMHL | Centre for Mental Health Learning |
| COPES | Carers Offering Peers Early Support |
| CoPMI | Child with a Parent with Mental Illness |
| CMHN | Centre for Mental Health Nursing |
| CRAF | Common Risk Assessment Framework |
| CYFA | Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 (Vic) |
| CYMHS | Child and Youth Mental Health Services |
| DBMAS | Dementia Behaviour Management Advisory Service |
| DDCCAC | Dual Diagnosis Consumer and Carer Advisory Council |
| DFFH | Department of Families, Fairness & Housing (Victorian State Government) *established 1 Feb 2021, after separation of DHHS) |
| DH | Department of Health (Victorian State Government) (*established 1 Feb 2021, after separation of DHHS) |
| DHHS | Department of Health and Human Services (Victorian State Government) (*ceased running in it's current form on 31 Jan 2021, separated into two departments) |
| eCPR | Emotional CPR (Connection, emPowering, Revitalising – skills training) |
| ED | Emergency Department |
| EMHSA | Eastern Mental Health Service Coordination Alliance |
| EPPIC | Early Psychosis Prevention & Intervention Centre |
F-K | |
| FaPMI | Families where a Parent has a Mental Illness |
| FVISS | Family Violence Information Sharing Scheme |
| FVPA | Family Violence Protection Act 2008 (VIC) |
| GVH | Goulburn Valley Health |
| HACSU | Health and Community Services Union |
| HOPE | Hospital Outreach Post-Suicidal Engagement |
| HYDDI | Homeless Youth Dual Diagnosis Initiative |
| ICOPSD | Individuals with Co-Occurring Psychiatric and Substance Disorders |
| IDCR | In-Depth Case Reviews |
| IMHA | Independent Mental Health Advocacy |
| IPS | Intentional Peer Support (skills training) |
| KT | Knowledge Translation |
| KPI | Key Performance Indicator |
L-O | |
| LAMPS | LaTrobe Regional Health, Alfred & Monash Health Peninsula Synergy Cluster (Southern Cluster) |
| LEAG | Lived Experience Advisory Group |
| LEW | Lived Experience Workforces |
| LEWAG | Lived Experience Workforce Advisory Group |
| LLEW | Lived and Living Experience Workforces (this term is often used in the AOD sector) |
| LOS | Length of Stay |
| LRHMHS | Latrobe Regional Hospital Mental Health Service |
| MARAM | Multi-Agency Risk Assessment and Management Framework |
| MHCC | Victorian Mental Health Complaints Commissioner |
| MHCFCAC | Mental Health Consumer & Family Carer Advisory Committee |
| MHCSS | Mental Health Community Support Services (now decommissioned as a program, funds directed to NDIS) |
| MHECO | Mental Health Experience Co-Design |
| MHPN | Mental Health Professionals Network |
| MHPOD | Mental Health Professional Online Development |
| MHRV | Mental Health Reform Victoria |
| MHS | Mental Health Services |
| MH-SU | Mental Health Substance Use |
| MHTDU | Mental Health Training and Development Unit |
| MHWF | Mental Health Workforce |
| MHWFRG | Mental Health Workforce Reference Group |
| MSE | Mental State Examination |
| Mx | Medication |
| NCAG | National Community Advisory Group; |
| NCCPH | National Centre for Consumer Participation (short-lived) |
| NDIS | National Disability Insurance Scheme |
| NEVIL | North-East Victoria Innovative Learning Cluster (North East Cluster) |
| NHMRC | The National Health and Medical Research Council |
| NMHCCF | National Mental Health Consumer and Carer Forum |
| NRMHCC | National Register of Mental Health Consumers and Carers |
| NWMH | North Western Mental Health |
| OCHMN | Office of the Chief Mental Health Nurse |
| OCP | Office of the Chief Psychiatrist |
| OYH | Orygen Youth Health |
P-T | |
| PACER | Police, Ambulance and Clinical Emergency Response |
| PAPU | Psychiatric Assessment and Planning Unit |
| PARCS | Prevention and Recovery Centres |
| PDRSS | Psychiatric Disability Rehabilitation and Support Services |
| PEN | Psychiatric Enrolled Nurse |
| PhaMs | Personal Helpers and Mentors Program |
| PHN | Primary Health Network |
| PSW | Peer Support Worker |
| RACGP | Royal Australian College of General Practitioners |
| RANZCP | Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists |
| RCA | Root Cause Analysis |
| RCH | Royal Children’s Hospital |
| RCVMHS | Royal Commision into Victoria’s Mental Health System |
| RMH | Royal Melbourne Hospital |
| SDO | Service Development Outcome |
| SECU | Secure Extended Care Unit |
| SHARC | Self Help Addiction Resource Centre |
| SVFA | Specialist Family Violence Advisor |
| SVH | St Vincent’s Hospital |
| SWH | South West Healthcare |
| SWTP | Statewide Training Providers |
| TIC | Trauma-informed Care |
| TOR | Terms of Reference |
U-Z | |
| VAADA | Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association Inc |
| VACCHO | Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health |
| VDDI | Victorian Dual Diagnosis Initiative (dual diagnosis referring to those experiencing both mental health and substance use concerns) |
| VDDILG | Victorian Dual Diagnosis Initiative Leadership Group |
| VDDIRF | Victorian Dual Diagnosis Initiative Rural Forum |
| VDDS | The Victorian Dual Disability Service (dual disability referring to those with an intellectual disability experiencing mental health concerns) |
| VHIMS | Victorian Health Incident Management System |
| VMHILN | Victorian Mental Health Interprofessional Leadership Network |
| VMHILP | Victorian Mental Health Interprofessional Leadership Project |
| VMHL | Victorian Mental Health Learning |
| VMIAC | Victorian Mental Illness Awareness Council (peak Victorian organisation for people with a lived experience of mental health problems or emotional distress) |
| VPTC | Victorian Psychiatry Training Committee |
| VTMH | Victorian Transcultural Mental Health |
| WBSS | Way Back Support Services |
| WETS | Western Cluster |
| WMHNV | Women's Mental Health Network Victoria |