The Centre of Best Practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention (CBPATSISP) is Australia’s leading authority on Indigenous suicide. The Centre aims to reduce the causes, prevalence and impact of suicide on Indigenous individuals, families and communities.
Victoria’s mental health services annual report 2022-2023
Resource | 2023
This report focuses on Victoria’s state-funded mental health and wellbeing services and the people who accessed these services for treatment, care and support in 2022–23.
Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022 Handbook
Resource | 2023
This handbook is designed to help clinicians access the information they need to practice in accordance with the Victorian Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022.
Integration of Care in Practice
Resource | 2023
This VDDILG and VAADA document highlights a number of models, tools and activities that capture the integration of alcohol and drug activities into the mental health community and bed-based services.
Community Engagement with Purpose
Resource | 2023
VTMH’s Community Engagement with Purpose resource is a comprehensive suite of resources to support mental health workers and mental health organisations undertake community engagement work.
Improving sexual safety in mental health and wellbeing services
Resource | 2023
This Chief Psychiatrist’s guideline sets out the relevant legislation and policy and establishes minimum standards for, promoting sexual safety, supporting human rights, assessing and managing risks, identifying and responding to incidents, and reporting sexual safety incidents.
Aboriginal health (Department of Health)
Resource | 2023
Many Aboriginal people in Victoria enjoy good or excellent health. However, as a group, Aboriginal people are more likely to experience poorer health outcomes than non-Aboriginal people. This page links to current DH publications on Aboriginal health.
Mental Health and Wellbeing Bill 2022
Resource | 2022
The Mental Health and Wellbeing act and explanatory notes as read in parliament 23/06/2022. This new bill is set to replace the Mental Health Act of 2014.
Guidance to support the delivery of integrated treatment, care and support
Resource | 2022
The Department of Health has published Integrated treatment, care and support for people with co-occurring mental illness and substance use or addiction: Guidance for Victorian mental health and wellbeing and alcohol and other drug services (the Guidance).
Overview of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health status
Resource | 2022
The Overview of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health status aims to provide a comprehensive summary of the most recent indicators of the health and current health status of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.