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.
Supporting staff to work with children and families with complex needs
Resource | 2019
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.
Keeping child mental health in mind
Resource | 2019
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.
Cultural Competence in Australia: A Guide
Resource | 2019
This FECCA report explores the importance and benefits of developing culturally and linguistically diverse workforces and its link with organisational cultural competence, markers of organisational cultural competence and cultural competence training.
Victorian Carer Strategy 2018 - 22
Resource | 2018
This strategy is based on what carers have expressed in consultations around the state It sets the direction for government to support carers, and aims to make sure that, over time, all Victorian carers have the support and services they need and want, no matter where they live, or their age
Dhelk Dja: Safe Our Way
Resource | 2018
Dhelk Dja ensures that Aboriginal communities are free from family violence at the statewide, regional and local level. It will guide and influence policies, programs and practices for Aboriginal family violence services.
Victoria's clinical supervision framework for mental health nurses
Resource | 2018
This framework is designed to support individual nurses to meet their clinical supervision needs and to contribute positively to evolving mental health services. Using this framework as a foundation, local services can further develop relevant, service-specific guidelines.
Co-production - Putting principles into practice in mental health contexts
Resource | 2018
This resource has been developed to inform and support understanding, planning, and implementing co-production initiatives specifically within the context of Victorian mental health services
Diagnosis in child mental health - Exploring the benefits, risks and alternatives
Resource | 2018
Service providers seldom have time to explore the debates, complexities and nuances surrounding the diagnosis of child mental health conditions. This CFCA paper is designed to encourage practitioners to critically reflect on the role that diagnosis plays in their work with children.
Chief Psychiatrist's Guideline: Working together with families and carers
Resource | 2018
This guideline provides specialist advice about involving family and carers in the treatment and care of individual consumers. Individual consumers include children and young people, adults and ageing consumers.