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The Rainbow Tick is a quality framework that helps health and human services organisations show that they are safe, inclusive and affirming services and employers for the LGBTIQ community.

This report provides an outline of Victorian Government funded mental health services and the Victorians who accessed them for treatment, care and support in 2019-20. This includes a range of hospital and community-based clinical mental health services, and non-clinical services. 

The Power Threat Meaning Framework has been developed as an alternative to more traditional models based on psychiatric diagnosis and applies not just to people who have been in contact with the mental health or criminal justice systems, but to all of us.

This page from the Telehealth Victoria - Community of Practice links to new guides on digital practice and telehealth.

This resource from Emerging Minds aims to develop practitioners' knowledge and confidence in using Telehealth with children and families. It provides practical ideas on where to start, how to prepare and what to do during a session.

This paper provides managers, practice leaders, and other decision-makers with practical guidance on supporting staff to work with children and families with complex needs.

This document outlines the National Workforce Centre for Child Mental Health’s (NWC) strategy to support health, social and community professionals in identifying, assessing and supporting infants and children who are at risk of, or currently experiencing, mental health difficulties.

Building on the 2012 Guidelines, this update includes substantial additions around the nature of complex trauma, dissociation and the related clinical challenges, phased therapy, ‘new’ and emerging treatment approaches and issues relating to `evidence-based’ treatment.

This audit examined how the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) oversees the mental health system and whether it promotes increased accessibility, ultimately determining if people with a mental illness have timely access to appropriate treatment and support services. 

DH prepared quarterly summary reports detailing performance results for mental health services, including Adult performance indicator reports, Child/Adolescent Mental Health Services performance indicator reports, Aged performance indicator reports, Extended treatment reports and Service hours