Equally Well aims to improve the quality of life of people living with mental illness by providing equal access to quality health care. The Equally Well Consensus Statement outlines six essential elements that provide guidance to health services.
The National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards (second edition)
Resource | 2017
The primary aims of the NSQHS Standards are to protect the public from harm and to improve the quality of health service provision. The eight NSQHS Standards provide a nationally consistent statement about the level of care consumers can expect from health services.
Integrated Trauma Recovery Service Model
Resource | 2016
This document is designed to orient readers to the specialist work done by the Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture. It describes the integrated nature of our approach to working with and for survivors of torture and other traumatic events who come from refugee backgrounds.
Specialist Family Violence Advisor guidelines and reporting template
Resource | 2016
Safewards is a model developed for inpatient mental health units, aiming to improve safety for both consumers and staff, with a focus on reducing conflict (anything that could be harmful for a patient, other patients, or staff) and containment (restrictive interventions).
Royal Commission Into Family Violence - Report and recommendations
Resource | 2016
The Commission's multi-volume report canvasses the many views heard by the Commission during its consultation processes and covers a broad range of topics. It then lists and details the Commission's 227 recommendations.
Victoria's 10-year mental health plan
Resource | 2015
Victoria's 10-year mental health plan sets an ambitious, long-term vision for mental health and wellbeing. It will guide investment and drive better outcomes for Victorians.
National Health Survey: Mental Health and co-existing physical health conditions
Resource | 2015
This publication provides a cross-section of results from the National Health Survey, 2014-15. It provides an overview of selected characteristics of people with co-existing health conditions, in particular, people with co-existing mental and physical health conditions.
Keeping Body and Mind Together - Improving the physical health of people with mental illness
Resource | 2015
This RANZCP report is one in a series that examines the barriers to health care for people with both mental and physical illness, and what can be done to reduce these barriers.
Centre for Psychiatric Nursing Recovery Library
Resource | 2015
The resources presented in this Recovery Library are mapped against the nine domains of the Framework for Recovery-oriented Practice. An additional domain pertaining to Growing Consumer Leadership was also developed as part of the formation of the Recovery Library.
Ice Action Plan
Resource | 2015
Victoria's Ice Action Plan delivers strategies and funding to reduce the supply, demand and harm of ice. The plan has been developed on the advice of the Ice Action Taskforce and builds on the Victorian Parliament's landmark 2014 inquiry into the supply and use of methamphetamines.