❓ A parliamentary question addresses the placement of adolescents and young adults in adult mental health wards, seeking data and progress on a Labor policy to improve adolescent mental health support. The response provides data on adolescent placements and outlines increased mental health funding and specific initiatives targeting youth mental health.
AnsweredQoN 2382Legislative Council
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I refer to the Labor Policy
A Better Focus on Mental Health,
page 4, titled ‘Mental Health Support for Adolescents and Young Adults’. Labor will -
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review and work to improve existing inpatient facilities to prevent admission to adult wards and provide a more appropriate environment for this age group.
(1) How many adolescents and young adults have been placed in adult ward beds in each month for the last 12 months?
(2) What action has been taken on this policy?
(3) At what stage is the planning process?
(4) What has been the delay in progressing this policy?
(5) On what date does the Minister for Health envisage this commitment being fully implemented?
A Better Focus on Mental Health,
page 4, titled ‘Mental Health Support for Adolescents and Young Adults’. Labor will -
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review and work to improve existing inpatient facilities to prevent admission to adult wards and provide a more appropriate environment for this age group.
(1) How many adolescents and young adults have been placed in adult ward beds in each month for the last 12 months?
(2) What action has been taken on this policy?
(3) At what stage is the planning process?
(4) What has been the delay in progressing this policy?
(5) On what date does the Minister for Health envisage this commitment being fully implemented?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
19 October 2004
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Health
Response time
53 days
The most common length of stay for adolescents in all inpatient units is one day. Older adolescents are often admitted to adult inpatient units; this is due to the inappropriateness of admitting older adolescents, in psychological distress, onto wards with younger children. This is especially the case at Princess Margaret Hospital, where there are no secure beds available. Princess Margaret Hospital will only admit children up to and including 15 years of age. Bentley Adolescent unit will admit older adolescents and have secure facilities available. Adult services work to ensure that adolescents are in their care for the shortest possible time. Young adolescents (13-15 years) Adolescents (16-17 years) Young Adults (18-20 years) 2003 June 0 6 39 July 4 13 36 August 0 7 49 September 1 13 44 October 1 10 51 November 1 5 44 December 1 4 36 Total 8 58 299 Young adolescents (13-15 years) Adolescents (16-17 years) Young Adults (18-20 years) 2004 January 2 6 25 February 2 13 44 March 0 7 28 April 0 9 27 May 0 5 29 June 0 3 21 Total 4 43 174 (2,3,4 & 5) The mental health budget allocation for 04/05 was over $249m. In 200/01 it was just over $208m. This is a $40m increase in mental health spending over the first term of Government. Further, The Minister for Health has announced a funding boost of $173 million for mental health programs as part of the Government's Comprehensive Mental Health Strategy. This will result in WA being the only state in Australia to have more than 9% of the total health budget allocated to Mental Health Services. The Government's $173m Comprehensive Mental Health Strategy includes: $11million for a comprehensive range of programs aimed at helping children with mental health problems. There are hundreds of children affected directly and indirectly by mental health problem. They include children suffering from eating disorders, juvenile offenders, homeless youth, those with parents suffering from a mental illness, and children who are disruptive or show suicidal tendencies. An extra 50 full-time mental health nurses, psychologists and social workers will be employed in six key areas over the next three years. These include: The Bentley Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service's transition unit which will receive a $1million boost for its day treatment program, enabling the unit to support 10 extra children and treat others at home to prevent hospital admission. A $2.5million service will be developed in the southern suburbs providing intensive counselling, access to stable accommodation, education and employment to homeless youth who are at risk of developing a mental illness and have little contact with their families or guardians. $1.45million will be spent to recruit more staff to expand the existing Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) program into areas of rapid growth, including Joondalup, Mirrabooka, Perth city, Rockingham-Kwinana and the South West. These services assess and treat young people with severe and complex mental disorders. Two multi-systematic therapy teams will be established in Rockingham-Kwinana and Stirling Central at a cost of $4.9million to reduce juvenile offending and substance abuse, provide out-of-home placements, improve family relations and increase school attendance for up to 20 adolescents. A $225,000 counselling service will be established in the south metropolitan area to offer support to children who have a parent with mental illness. A $960,000 service will be developed to assess and treat people with an eating disorder, particularly young adults. The service will accept referrals from primary, secondary and tertiary institutions around WA and will have strong links with regional and rural services. These initiatives will ensure young people across Western Australia receive appropriate treatment and are given the best chance of early intervention. The implementation of the three year $11m plan will begin this financial year.
This is especially the case at Princess Margaret Hospital, where there are no secure beds available. Princess Margaret Hospital will only admit children up to and including 15 years of age. Bentley Adolescent unit will admit older adolescents and have secure facilities available. Adult services work to ensure that adolescents are in their care for the shortest possible time. Young adolescents (13-15 years) Adolescents (16-17 years) Young Adults (18-20 years) 2003 June 0 6 39 July 4 13 36 August 0 7 49 September 1 13 44 October 1 10 51 November 1 5 44 December 1 4 36 Total 8 58 299 Young adolescents (13-15 years) Adolescents (16-17 years) Young Adults (18-20 years) 2004 January 2 6 25 February 2 13 44 March 0 7 28 April 0 9 27 May 0 5 29 June 0 3 21 Total 4 43 174 (2,3,4 & 5) The mental health budget allocation for 04/05 was over $249m. In 200/01 it was just over $208m. This is a $40m increase in mental health spending over the first term of Government. Further, The Minister for Health has announced a funding boost of $173 million for mental health programs as part of the Government's Comprehensive Mental Health Strategy. This will result in WA being the only state in Australia to have more than 9% of the total health budget allocated to Mental Health Services. The Government's $173m Comprehensive Mental Health Strategy includes: $11million for a comprehensive range of programs aimed at helping children with mental health problems. There are hundreds of children affected directly and indirectly by mental health problem. They include children suffering from eating disorders, juvenile offenders, homeless youth, those with parents suffering from a mental illness, and children who are disruptive or show suicidal tendencies. An extra 50 full-time mental health nurses, psychologists and social workers will be employed in six key areas over the next three years. These include: The Bentley Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service's transition unit which will receive a $1million boost for its day treatment program, enabling the unit to support 10 extra children and treat others at home to prevent hospital admission. A $2.5million service will be developed in the southern suburbs providing intensive counselling, access to stable accommodation, education and employment to homeless youth who are at risk of developing a mental illness and have little contact with their families or guardians. $1.45million will be spent to recruit more staff to expand the existing Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) program into areas of rapid growth, including Joondalup, Mirrabooka, Perth city, Rockingham-Kwinana and the South West. These services assess and treat young people with severe and complex mental disorders. Two multi-systematic therapy teams will be established in Rockingham-Kwinana and Stirling Central at a cost of $4.9million to reduce juvenile offending and substance abuse, provide out-of-home placements, improve family relations and increase school attendance for up to 20 adolescents. A $225,000 counselling service will be established in the south metropolitan area to offer support to children who have a parent with mental illness. A $960,000 service will be developed to assess and treat people with an eating disorder, particularly young adults. The service will accept referrals from primary, secondary and tertiary institutions around WA and will have strong links with regional and rural services. These initiatives will ensure young people across Western Australia receive appropriate treatment and are given the best chance of early intervention. The implementation of the three year $11m plan will begin this financial year.
Adult services work to ensure that adolescents are in their care for the shortest possible time. Young adolescents (13-15 years) Adolescents (16-17 years) Young Adults (18-20 years) 2003 June 0 6 39 July 4 13 36 August 0 7 49 September 1 13 44 October 1 10 51 November 1 5 44 December 1 4 36 Total 8 58 299 Young adolescents (13-15 years) Adolescents (16-17 years) Young Adults (18-20 years) 2004 January 2 6 25 February 2 13 44 March 0 7 28 April 0 9 27 May 0 5 29 June 0 3 21 Total 4 43 174 (2,3,4 & 5) The mental health budget allocation for 04/05 was over $249m. In 200/01 it was just over $208m. This is a $40m increase in mental health spending over the first term of Government. Further, The Minister for Health has announced a funding boost of $173 million for mental health programs as part of the Government's Comprehensive Mental Health Strategy. This will result in WA being the only state in Australia to have more than 9% of the total health budget allocated to Mental Health Services. The Government's $173m Comprehensive Mental Health Strategy includes: $11million for a comprehensive range of programs aimed at helping children with mental health problems. There are hundreds of children affected directly and indirectly by mental health problem. They include children suffering from eating disorders, juvenile offenders, homeless youth, those with parents suffering from a mental illness, and children who are disruptive or show suicidal tendencies. An extra 50 full-time mental health nurses, psychologists and social workers will be employed in six key areas over the next three years. These include: The Bentley Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service's transition unit which will receive a $1million boost for its day treatment program, enabling the unit to support 10 extra children and treat others at home to prevent hospital admission. A $2.5million service will be developed in the southern suburbs providing intensive counselling, access to stable accommodation, education and employment to homeless youth who are at risk of developing a mental illness and have little contact with their families or guardians. $1.45million will be spent to recruit more staff to expand the existing Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) program into areas of rapid growth, including Joondalup, Mirrabooka, Perth city, Rockingham-Kwinana and the South West. These services assess and treat young people with severe and complex mental disorders. Two multi-systematic therapy teams will be established in Rockingham-Kwinana and Stirling Central at a cost of $4.9million to reduce juvenile offending and substance abuse, provide out-of-home placements, improve family relations and increase school attendance for up to 20 adolescents. A $225,000 counselling service will be established in the south metropolitan area to offer support to children who have a parent with mental illness. A $960,000 service will be developed to assess and treat people with an eating disorder, particularly young adults. The service will accept referrals from primary, secondary and tertiary institutions around WA and will have strong links with regional and rural services. These initiatives will ensure young people across Western Australia receive appropriate treatment and are given the best chance of early intervention. The implementation of the three year $11m plan will begin this financial year.
Young adolescents (13-15 years) Adolescents (16-17 years) Young Adults (18-20 years) 2003 June 0 6 39 July 4 13 36 August 0 7 49 September 1 13 44 October 1 10 51 November 1 5 44 December 1 4 36 Total 8 58 299 Young adolescents (13-15 years) Adolescents (16-17 years) Young Adults (18-20 years) 2004 January 2 6 25 February 2 13 44 March 0 7 28 April 0 9 27 May 0 5 29 June 0 3 21 Total 4 43 174 (2,3,4 & 5) The mental health budget allocation for 04/05 was over $249m. In 200/01 it was just over $208m. This is a $40m increase in mental health spending over the first term of Government. Further, The Minister for Health has announced a funding boost of $173 million for mental health programs as part of the Government's Comprehensive Mental Health Strategy. This will result in WA being the only state in Australia to have more than 9% of the total health budget allocated to Mental Health Services. The Government's $173m Comprehensive Mental Health Strategy includes: $11million for a comprehensive range of programs aimed at helping children with mental health problems. There are hundreds of children affected directly and indirectly by mental health problem. They include children suffering from eating disorders, juvenile offenders, homeless youth, those with parents suffering from a mental illness, and children who are disruptive or show suicidal tendencies. An extra 50 full-time mental health nurses, psychologists and social workers will be employed in six key areas over the next three years. These include: The Bentley Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service's transition unit which will receive a $1million boost for its day treatment program, enabling the unit to support 10 extra children and treat others at home to prevent hospital admission. A $2.5million service will be developed in the southern suburbs providing intensive counselling, access to stable accommodation, education and employment to homeless youth who are at risk of developing a mental illness and have little contact with their families or guardians. $1.45million will be spent to recruit more staff to expand the existing Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) program into areas of rapid growth, including Joondalup, Mirrabooka, Perth city, Rockingham-Kwinana and the South West. These services assess and treat young people with severe and complex mental disorders. Two multi-systematic therapy teams will be established in Rockingham-Kwinana and Stirling Central at a cost of $4.9million to reduce juvenile offending and substance abuse, provide out-of-home placements, improve family relations and increase school attendance for up to 20 adolescents. A $225,000 counselling service will be established in the south metropolitan area to offer support to children who have a parent with mental illness. A $960,000 service will be developed to assess and treat people with an eating disorder, particularly young adults. The service will accept referrals from primary, secondary and tertiary institutions around WA and will have strong links with regional and rural services. These initiatives will ensure young people across Western Australia receive appropriate treatment and are given the best chance of early intervention. The implementation of the three year $11m plan will begin this financial year.
(13-15 years)
(16-17 years)
(18-20 years)
Young adolescents (13-15 years) Adolescents (16-17 years) Young Adults (18-20 years) 2004 January 2 6 25 February 2 13 44 March 0 7 28 April 0 9 27 May 0 5 29 June 0 3 21 Total 4 43 174 (2,3,4 & 5) The mental health budget allocation for 04/05 was over $249m. In 200/01 it was just over $208m. This is a $40m increase in mental health spending over the first term of Government. Further, The Minister for Health has announced a funding boost of $173 million for mental health programs as part of the Government's Comprehensive Mental Health Strategy. This will result in WA being the only state in Australia to have more than 9% of the total health budget allocated to Mental Health Services. The Government's $173m Comprehensive Mental Health Strategy includes: $11million for a comprehensive range of programs aimed at helping children with mental health problems. There are hundreds of children affected directly and indirectly by mental health problem. They include children suffering from eating disorders, juvenile offenders, homeless youth, those with parents suffering from a mental illness, and children who are disruptive or show suicidal tendencies. An extra 50 full-time mental health nurses, psychologists and social workers will be employed in six key areas over the next three years. These include: The Bentley Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service's transition unit which will receive a $1million boost for its day treatment program, enabling the unit to support 10 extra children and treat others at home to prevent hospital admission. A $2.5million service will be developed in the southern suburbs providing intensive counselling, access to stable accommodation, education and employment to homeless youth who are at risk of developing a mental illness and have little contact with their families or guardians. $1.45million will be spent to recruit more staff to expand the existing Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) program into areas of rapid growth, including Joondalup, Mirrabooka, Perth city, Rockingham-Kwinana and the South West. These services assess and treat young people with severe and complex mental disorders. Two multi-systematic therapy teams will be established in Rockingham-Kwinana and Stirling Central at a cost of $4.9million to reduce juvenile offending and substance abuse, provide out-of-home placements, improve family relations and increase school attendance for up to 20 adolescents. A $225,000 counselling service will be established in the south metropolitan area to offer support to children who have a parent with mental illness. A $960,000 service will be developed to assess and treat people with an eating disorder, particularly young adults. The service will accept referrals from primary, secondary and tertiary institutions around WA and will have strong links with regional and rural services. These initiatives will ensure young people across Western Australia receive appropriate treatment and are given the best chance of early intervention. The implementation of the three year $11m plan will begin this financial year.
Young adolescents (13-15 years) Adolescents (16-17 years) Young Adults (18-20 years) 2004 January 2 6 25 February 2 13 44 March 0 7 28 April 0 9 27 May 0 5 29 June 0 3 21 Total 4 43 174 (2,3,4 & 5) The mental health budget allocation for 04/05 was over $249m. In 200/01 it was just over $208m. This is a $40m increase in mental health spending over the first term of Government. Further, The Minister for Health has announced a funding boost of $173 million for mental health programs as part of the Government's Comprehensive Mental Health Strategy. This will result in WA being the only state in Australia to have more than 9% of the total health budget allocated to Mental Health Services. The Government's $173m Comprehensive Mental Health Strategy includes: $11million for a comprehensive range of programs aimed at helping children with mental health problems. There are hundreds of children affected directly and indirectly by mental health problem. They include children suffering from eating disorders, juvenile offenders, homeless youth, those with parents suffering from a mental illness, and children who are disruptive or show suicidal tendencies. An extra 50 full-time mental health nurses, psychologists and social workers will be employed in six key areas over the next three years. These include: The Bentley Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service's transition unit which will receive a $1million boost for its day treatment program, enabling the unit to support 10 extra children and treat others at home to prevent hospital admission. A $2.5million service will be developed in the southern suburbs providing intensive counselling, access to stable accommodation, education and employment to homeless youth who are at risk of developing a mental illness and have little contact with their families or guardians. $1.45million will be spent to recruit more staff to expand the existing Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) program into areas of rapid growth, including Joondalup, Mirrabooka, Perth city, Rockingham-Kwinana and the South West. These services assess and treat young people with severe and complex mental disorders. Two multi-systematic therapy teams will be established in Rockingham-Kwinana and Stirling Central at a cost of $4.9million to reduce juvenile offending and substance abuse, provide out-of-home placements, improve family relations and increase school attendance for up to 20 adolescents. A $225,000 counselling service will be established in the south metropolitan area to offer support to children who have a parent with mental illness. A $960,000 service will be developed to assess and treat people with an eating disorder, particularly young adults. The service will accept referrals from primary, secondary and tertiary institutions around WA and will have strong links with regional and rural services. These initiatives will ensure young people across Western Australia receive appropriate treatment and are given the best chance of early intervention. The implementation of the three year $11m plan will begin this financial year.
(13-15 years)
(16-17 years)
(18-20 years)
(2,3,4 & 5) The mental health budget allocation for 04/05 was over $249m. In 200/01 it was just over $208m. This is a $40m increase in mental health spending over the first term of Government. Further, The Minister for Health has announced a funding boost of $173 million for mental health programs as part of the Government's Comprehensive Mental Health Strategy. This will result in WA being the only state in Australia to have more than 9% of the total health budget allocated to Mental Health Services. The Government's $173m Comprehensive Mental Health Strategy includes: $11million for a comprehensive range of programs aimed at helping children with mental health problems. There are hundreds of children affected directly and indirectly by mental health problem. They include children suffering from eating disorders, juvenile offenders, homeless youth, those with parents suffering from a mental illness, and children who are disruptive or show suicidal tendencies. An extra 50 full-time mental health nurses, psychologists and social workers will be employed in six key areas over the next three years. These include: The Bentley Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service's transition unit which will receive a $1million boost for its day treatment program, enabling the unit to support 10 extra children and treat others at home to prevent hospital admission. A $2.5million service will be developed in the southern suburbs providing intensive counselling, access to stable accommodation, education and employment to homeless youth who are at risk of developing a mental illness and have little contact with their families or guardians. $1.45million will be spent to recruit more staff to expand the existing Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) program into areas of rapid growth, including Joondalup, Mirrabooka, Perth city, Rockingham-Kwinana and the South West. These services assess and treat young people with severe and complex mental disorders. Two multi-systematic therapy teams will be established in Rockingham-Kwinana and Stirling Central at a cost of $4.9million to reduce juvenile offending and substance abuse, provide out-of-home placements, improve family relations and increase school attendance for up to 20 adolescents. A $225,000 counselling service will be established in the south metropolitan area to offer support to children who have a parent with mental illness. A $960,000 service will be developed to assess and treat people with an eating disorder, particularly young adults. The service will accept referrals from primary, secondary and tertiary institutions around WA and will have strong links with regional and rural services. These initiatives will ensure young people across Western Australia receive appropriate treatment and are given the best chance of early intervention. The implementation of the three year $11m plan will begin this financial year.
The mental health budget allocation for 04/05 was over $249m. In 200/01 it was just over $208m. This is a $40m increase in mental health spending over the first term of Government. Further, The Minister for Health has announced a funding boost of $173 million for mental health programs as part of the Government's Comprehensive Mental Health Strategy. This will result in WA being the only state in Australia to have more than 9% of the total health budget allocated to Mental Health Services. The Government's $173m Comprehensive Mental Health Strategy includes: $11million for a comprehensive range of programs aimed at helping children with mental health problems. There are hundreds of children affected directly and indirectly by mental health problem. They include children suffering from eating disorders, juvenile offenders, homeless youth, those with parents suffering from a mental illness, and children who are disruptive or show suicidal tendencies. An extra 50 full-time mental health nurses, psychologists and social workers will be employed in six key areas over the next three years. These include: The Bentley Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service's transition unit which will receive a $1million boost for its day treatment program, enabling the unit to support 10 extra children and treat others at home to prevent hospital admission. A $2.5million service will be developed in the southern suburbs providing intensive counselling, access to stable accommodation, education and employment to homeless youth who are at risk of developing a mental illness and have little contact with their families or guardians. $1.45million will be spent to recruit more staff to expand the existing Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) program into areas of rapid growth, including Joondalup, Mirrabooka, Perth city, Rockingham-Kwinana and the South West. These services assess and treat young people with severe and complex mental disorders. Two multi-systematic therapy teams will be established in Rockingham-Kwinana and Stirling Central at a cost of $4.9million to reduce juvenile offending and substance abuse, provide out-of-home placements, improve family relations and increase school attendance for up to 20 adolescents. A $225,000 counselling service will be established in the south metropolitan area to offer support to children who have a parent with mental illness. A $960,000 service will be developed to assess and treat people with an eating disorder, particularly young adults. The service will accept referrals from primary, secondary and tertiary institutions around WA and will have strong links with regional and rural services. These initiatives will ensure young people across Western Australia receive appropriate treatment and are given the best chance of early intervention. The implementation of the three year $11m plan will begin this financial year.
Further, The Minister for Health has announced a funding boost of $173 million for mental health programs as part of the Government's Comprehensive Mental Health Strategy. This will result in WA being the only state in Australia to have more than 9% of the total health budget allocated to Mental Health Services. The Government's $173m Comprehensive Mental Health Strategy includes: $11million for a comprehensive range of programs aimed at helping children with mental health problems. There are hundreds of children affected directly and indirectly by mental health problem. They include children suffering from eating disorders, juvenile offenders, homeless youth, those with parents suffering from a mental illness, and children who are disruptive or show suicidal tendencies. An extra 50 full-time mental health nurses, psychologists and social workers will be employed in six key areas over the next three years. These include: The Bentley Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service's transition unit which will receive a $1million boost for its day treatment program, enabling the unit to support 10 extra children and treat others at home to prevent hospital admission. A $2.5million service will be developed in the southern suburbs providing intensive counselling, access to stable accommodation, education and employment to homeless youth who are at risk of developing a mental illness and have little contact with their families or guardians. $1.45million will be spent to recruit more staff to expand the existing Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) program into areas of rapid growth, including Joondalup, Mirrabooka, Perth city, Rockingham-Kwinana and the South West. These services assess and treat young people with severe and complex mental disorders. Two multi-systematic therapy teams will be established in Rockingham-Kwinana and Stirling Central at a cost of $4.9million to reduce juvenile offending and substance abuse, provide out-of-home placements, improve family relations and increase school attendance for up to 20 adolescents. A $225,000 counselling service will be established in the south metropolitan area to offer support to children who have a parent with mental illness. A $960,000 service will be developed to assess and treat people with an eating disorder, particularly young adults. The service will accept referrals from primary, secondary and tertiary institutions around WA and will have strong links with regional and rural services. These initiatives will ensure young people across Western Australia receive appropriate treatment and are given the best chance of early intervention. The implementation of the three year $11m plan will begin this financial year.
The Government's $173m Comprehensive Mental Health Strategy includes: $11million for a comprehensive range of programs aimed at helping children with mental health problems. There are hundreds of children affected directly and indirectly by mental health problem. They include children suffering from eating disorders, juvenile offenders, homeless youth, those with parents suffering from a mental illness, and children who are disruptive or show suicidal tendencies. An extra 50 full-time mental health nurses, psychologists and social workers will be employed in six key areas over the next three years. These include: The Bentley Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service's transition unit which will receive a $1million boost for its day treatment program, enabling the unit to support 10 extra children and treat others at home to prevent hospital admission. A $2.5million service will be developed in the southern suburbs providing intensive counselling, access to stable accommodation, education and employment to homeless youth who are at risk of developing a mental illness and have little contact with their families or guardians. $1.45million will be spent to recruit more staff to expand the existing Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) program into areas of rapid growth, including Joondalup, Mirrabooka, Perth city, Rockingham-Kwinana and the South West. These services assess and treat young people with severe and complex mental disorders. Two multi-systematic therapy teams will be established in Rockingham-Kwinana and Stirling Central at a cost of $4.9million to reduce juvenile offending and substance abuse, provide out-of-home placements, improve family relations and increase school attendance for up to 20 adolescents. A $225,000 counselling service will be established in the south metropolitan area to offer support to children who have a parent with mental illness. A $960,000 service will be developed to assess and treat people with an eating disorder, particularly young adults. The service will accept referrals from primary, secondary and tertiary institutions around WA and will have strong links with regional and rural services. These initiatives will ensure young people across Western Australia receive appropriate treatment and are given the best chance of early intervention. The implementation of the three year $11m plan will begin this financial year.
The Bentley Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service's transition unit which will receive a $1million boost for its day treatment program, enabling the unit to support 10 extra children and treat others at home to prevent hospital admission. A $2.5million service will be developed in the southern suburbs providing intensive counselling, access to stable accommodation, education and employment to homeless youth who are at risk of developing a mental illness and have little contact with their families or guardians. $1.45million will be spent to recruit more staff to expand the existing Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) program into areas of rapid growth, including Joondalup, Mirrabooka, Perth city, Rockingham-Kwinana and the South West. These services assess and treat young people with severe and complex mental disorders. Two multi-systematic therapy teams will be established in Rockingham-Kwinana and Stirling Central at a cost of $4.9million to reduce juvenile offending and substance abuse, provide out-of-home placements, improve family relations and increase school attendance for up to 20 adolescents. A $225,000 counselling service will be established in the south metropolitan area to offer support to children who have a parent with mental illness. A $960,000 service will be developed to assess and treat people with an eating disorder, particularly young adults. The service will accept referrals from primary, secondary and tertiary institutions around WA and will have strong links with regional and rural services. These initiatives will ensure young people across Western Australia receive appropriate treatment and are given the best chance of early intervention. The implementation of the three year $11m plan will begin this financial year.
A $2.5million service will be developed in the southern suburbs providing intensive counselling, access to stable accommodation, education and employment to homeless youth who are at risk of developing a mental illness and have little contact with their families or guardians. $1.45million will be spent to recruit more staff to expand the existing Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) program into areas of rapid growth, including Joondalup, Mirrabooka, Perth city, Rockingham-Kwinana and the South West. These services assess and treat young people with severe and complex mental disorders. Two multi-systematic therapy teams will be established in Rockingham-Kwinana and Stirling Central at a cost of $4.9million to reduce juvenile offending and substance abuse, provide out-of-home placements, improve family relations and increase school attendance for up to 20 adolescents. A $225,000 counselling service will be established in the south metropolitan area to offer support to children who have a parent with mental illness. A $960,000 service will be developed to assess and treat people with an eating disorder, particularly young adults. The service will accept referrals from primary, secondary and tertiary institutions around WA and will have strong links with regional and rural services. These initiatives will ensure young people across Western Australia receive appropriate treatment and are given the best chance of early intervention. The implementation of the three year $11m plan will begin this financial year.
$1.45million will be spent to recruit more staff to expand the existing Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) program into areas of rapid growth, including Joondalup, Mirrabooka, Perth city, Rockingham-Kwinana and the South West. These services assess and treat young people with severe and complex mental disorders. Two multi-systematic therapy teams will be established in Rockingham-Kwinana and Stirling Central at a cost of $4.9million to reduce juvenile offending and substance abuse, provide out-of-home placements, improve family relations and increase school attendance for up to 20 adolescents. A $225,000 counselling service will be established in the south metropolitan area to offer support to children who have a parent with mental illness. A $960,000 service will be developed to assess and treat people with an eating disorder, particularly young adults. The service will accept referrals from primary, secondary and tertiary institutions around WA and will have strong links with regional and rural services. These initiatives will ensure young people across Western Australia receive appropriate treatment and are given the best chance of early intervention. The implementation of the three year $11m plan will begin this financial year.
Two multi-systematic therapy teams will be established in Rockingham-Kwinana and Stirling Central at a cost of $4.9million to reduce juvenile offending and substance abuse, provide out-of-home placements, improve family relations and increase school attendance for up to 20 adolescents. A $225,000 counselling service will be established in the south metropolitan area to offer support to children who have a parent with mental illness. A $960,000 service will be developed to assess and treat people with an eating disorder, particularly young adults. The service will accept referrals from primary, secondary and tertiary institutions around WA and will have strong links with regional and rural services. These initiatives will ensure young people across Western Australia receive appropriate treatment and are given the best chance of early intervention. The implementation of the three year $11m plan will begin this financial year.
A $225,000 counselling service will be established in the south metropolitan area to offer support to children who have a parent with mental illness. A $960,000 service will be developed to assess and treat people with an eating disorder, particularly young adults. The service will accept referrals from primary, secondary and tertiary institutions around WA and will have strong links with regional and rural services. These initiatives will ensure young people across Western Australia receive appropriate treatment and are given the best chance of early intervention. The implementation of the three year $11m plan will begin this financial year.
A $960,000 service will be developed to assess and treat people with an eating disorder, particularly young adults. The service will accept referrals from primary, secondary and tertiary institutions around WA and will have strong links with regional and rural services. These initiatives will ensure young people across Western Australia receive appropriate treatment and are given the best chance of early intervention. The implementation of the three year $11m plan will begin this financial year.
These initiatives will ensure young people across Western Australia receive appropriate treatment and are given the best chance of early intervention. The implementation of the three year $11m plan will begin this financial year.
The implementation of the three year $11m plan will begin this financial year.
This is especially the case at Princess Margaret Hospital, where there are no secure beds available. Princess Margaret Hospital will only admit children up to and including 15 years of age. Bentley Adolescent unit will admit older adolescents and have secure facilities available. Adult services work to ensure that adolescents are in their care for the shortest possible time. Young adolescents (13-15 years) Adolescents (16-17 years) Young Adults (18-20 years) 2003 June 0 6 39 July 4 13 36 August 0 7 49 September 1 13 44 October 1 10 51 November 1 5 44 December 1 4 36 Total 8 58 299 Young adolescents (13-15 years) Adolescents (16-17 years) Young Adults (18-20 years) 2004 January 2 6 25 February 2 13 44 March 0 7 28 April 0 9 27 May 0 5 29 June 0 3 21 Total 4 43 174 (2,3,4 & 5) The mental health budget allocation for 04/05 was over $249m. In 200/01 it was just over $208m. This is a $40m increase in mental health spending over the first term of Government. Further, The Minister for Health has announced a funding boost of $173 million for mental health programs as part of the Government's Comprehensive Mental Health Strategy. This will result in WA being the only state in Australia to have more than 9% of the total health budget allocated to Mental Health Services. The Government's $173m Comprehensive Mental Health Strategy includes: $11million for a comprehensive range of programs aimed at helping children with mental health problems. There are hundreds of children affected directly and indirectly by mental health problem. They include children suffering from eating disorders, juvenile offenders, homeless youth, those with parents suffering from a mental illness, and children who are disruptive or show suicidal tendencies. An extra 50 full-time mental health nurses, psychologists and social workers will be employed in six key areas over the next three years. These include: The Bentley Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service's transition unit which will receive a $1million boost for its day treatment program, enabling the unit to support 10 extra children and treat others at home to prevent hospital admission. A $2.5million service will be developed in the southern suburbs providing intensive counselling, access to stable accommodation, education and employment to homeless youth who are at risk of developing a mental illness and have little contact with their families or guardians. $1.45million will be spent to recruit more staff to expand the existing Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) program into areas of rapid growth, including Joondalup, Mirrabooka, Perth city, Rockingham-Kwinana and the South West. These services assess and treat young people with severe and complex mental disorders. Two multi-systematic therapy teams will be established in Rockingham-Kwinana and Stirling Central at a cost of $4.9million to reduce juvenile offending and substance abuse, provide out-of-home placements, improve family relations and increase school attendance for up to 20 adolescents. A $225,000 counselling service will be established in the south metropolitan area to offer support to children who have a parent with mental illness. A $960,000 service will be developed to assess and treat people with an eating disorder, particularly young adults. The service will accept referrals from primary, secondary and tertiary institutions around WA and will have strong links with regional and rural services. These initiatives will ensure young people across Western Australia receive appropriate treatment and are given the best chance of early intervention. The implementation of the three year $11m plan will begin this financial year.
Adult services work to ensure that adolescents are in their care for the shortest possible time. Young adolescents (13-15 years) Adolescents (16-17 years) Young Adults (18-20 years) 2003 June 0 6 39 July 4 13 36 August 0 7 49 September 1 13 44 October 1 10 51 November 1 5 44 December 1 4 36 Total 8 58 299 Young adolescents (13-15 years) Adolescents (16-17 years) Young Adults (18-20 years) 2004 January 2 6 25 February 2 13 44 March 0 7 28 April 0 9 27 May 0 5 29 June 0 3 21 Total 4 43 174 (2,3,4 & 5) The mental health budget allocation for 04/05 was over $249m. In 200/01 it was just over $208m. This is a $40m increase in mental health spending over the first term of Government. Further, The Minister for Health has announced a funding boost of $173 million for mental health programs as part of the Government's Comprehensive Mental Health Strategy. This will result in WA being the only state in Australia to have more than 9% of the total health budget allocated to Mental Health Services. The Government's $173m Comprehensive Mental Health Strategy includes: $11million for a comprehensive range of programs aimed at helping children with mental health problems. There are hundreds of children affected directly and indirectly by mental health problem. They include children suffering from eating disorders, juvenile offenders, homeless youth, those with parents suffering from a mental illness, and children who are disruptive or show suicidal tendencies. An extra 50 full-time mental health nurses, psychologists and social workers will be employed in six key areas over the next three years. These include: The Bentley Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service's transition unit which will receive a $1million boost for its day treatment program, enabling the unit to support 10 extra children and treat others at home to prevent hospital admission. A $2.5million service will be developed in the southern suburbs providing intensive counselling, access to stable accommodation, education and employment to homeless youth who are at risk of developing a mental illness and have little contact with their families or guardians. $1.45million will be spent to recruit more staff to expand the existing Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) program into areas of rapid growth, including Joondalup, Mirrabooka, Perth city, Rockingham-Kwinana and the South West. These services assess and treat young people with severe and complex mental disorders. Two multi-systematic therapy teams will be established in Rockingham-Kwinana and Stirling Central at a cost of $4.9million to reduce juvenile offending and substance abuse, provide out-of-home placements, improve family relations and increase school attendance for up to 20 adolescents. A $225,000 counselling service will be established in the south metropolitan area to offer support to children who have a parent with mental illness. A $960,000 service will be developed to assess and treat people with an eating disorder, particularly young adults. The service will accept referrals from primary, secondary and tertiary institutions around WA and will have strong links with regional and rural services. These initiatives will ensure young people across Western Australia receive appropriate treatment and are given the best chance of early intervention. The implementation of the three year $11m plan will begin this financial year.
Young adolescents (13-15 years) Adolescents (16-17 years) Young Adults (18-20 years) 2003 June 0 6 39 July 4 13 36 August 0 7 49 September 1 13 44 October 1 10 51 November 1 5 44 December 1 4 36 Total 8 58 299 Young adolescents (13-15 years) Adolescents (16-17 years) Young Adults (18-20 years) 2004 January 2 6 25 February 2 13 44 March 0 7 28 April 0 9 27 May 0 5 29 June 0 3 21 Total 4 43 174 (2,3,4 & 5) The mental health budget allocation for 04/05 was over $249m. In 200/01 it was just over $208m. This is a $40m increase in mental health spending over the first term of Government. Further, The Minister for Health has announced a funding boost of $173 million for mental health programs as part of the Government's Comprehensive Mental Health Strategy. This will result in WA being the only state in Australia to have more than 9% of the total health budget allocated to Mental Health Services. The Government's $173m Comprehensive Mental Health Strategy includes: $11million for a comprehensive range of programs aimed at helping children with mental health problems. There are hundreds of children affected directly and indirectly by mental health problem. They include children suffering from eating disorders, juvenile offenders, homeless youth, those with parents suffering from a mental illness, and children who are disruptive or show suicidal tendencies. An extra 50 full-time mental health nurses, psychologists and social workers will be employed in six key areas over the next three years. These include: The Bentley Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service's transition unit which will receive a $1million boost for its day treatment program, enabling the unit to support 10 extra children and treat others at home to prevent hospital admission. A $2.5million service will be developed in the southern suburbs providing intensive counselling, access to stable accommodation, education and employment to homeless youth who are at risk of developing a mental illness and have little contact with their families or guardians. $1.45million will be spent to recruit more staff to expand the existing Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) program into areas of rapid growth, including Joondalup, Mirrabooka, Perth city, Rockingham-Kwinana and the South West. These services assess and treat young people with severe and complex mental disorders. Two multi-systematic therapy teams will be established in Rockingham-Kwinana and Stirling Central at a cost of $4.9million to reduce juvenile offending and substance abuse, provide out-of-home placements, improve family relations and increase school attendance for up to 20 adolescents. A $225,000 counselling service will be established in the south metropolitan area to offer support to children who have a parent with mental illness. A $960,000 service will be developed to assess and treat people with an eating disorder, particularly young adults. The service will accept referrals from primary, secondary and tertiary institutions around WA and will have strong links with regional and rural services. These initiatives will ensure young people across Western Australia receive appropriate treatment and are given the best chance of early intervention. The implementation of the three year $11m plan will begin this financial year.
(13-15 years)
(16-17 years)
(18-20 years)
Young adolescents (13-15 years) Adolescents (16-17 years) Young Adults (18-20 years) 2004 January 2 6 25 February 2 13 44 March 0 7 28 April 0 9 27 May 0 5 29 June 0 3 21 Total 4 43 174 (2,3,4 & 5) The mental health budget allocation for 04/05 was over $249m. In 200/01 it was just over $208m. This is a $40m increase in mental health spending over the first term of Government. Further, The Minister for Health has announced a funding boost of $173 million for mental health programs as part of the Government's Comprehensive Mental Health Strategy. This will result in WA being the only state in Australia to have more than 9% of the total health budget allocated to Mental Health Services. The Government's $173m Comprehensive Mental Health Strategy includes: $11million for a comprehensive range of programs aimed at helping children with mental health problems. There are hundreds of children affected directly and indirectly by mental health problem. They include children suffering from eating disorders, juvenile offenders, homeless youth, those with parents suffering from a mental illness, and children who are disruptive or show suicidal tendencies. An extra 50 full-time mental health nurses, psychologists and social workers will be employed in six key areas over the next three years. These include: The Bentley Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service's transition unit which will receive a $1million boost for its day treatment program, enabling the unit to support 10 extra children and treat others at home to prevent hospital admission. A $2.5million service will be developed in the southern suburbs providing intensive counselling, access to stable accommodation, education and employment to homeless youth who are at risk of developing a mental illness and have little contact with their families or guardians. $1.45million will be spent to recruit more staff to expand the existing Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) program into areas of rapid growth, including Joondalup, Mirrabooka, Perth city, Rockingham-Kwinana and the South West. These services assess and treat young people with severe and complex mental disorders. Two multi-systematic therapy teams will be established in Rockingham-Kwinana and Stirling Central at a cost of $4.9million to reduce juvenile offending and substance abuse, provide out-of-home placements, improve family relations and increase school attendance for up to 20 adolescents. A $225,000 counselling service will be established in the south metropolitan area to offer support to children who have a parent with mental illness. A $960,000 service will be developed to assess and treat people with an eating disorder, particularly young adults. The service will accept referrals from primary, secondary and tertiary institutions around WA and will have strong links with regional and rural services. These initiatives will ensure young people across Western Australia receive appropriate treatment and are given the best chance of early intervention. The implementation of the three year $11m plan will begin this financial year.
Young adolescents (13-15 years) Adolescents (16-17 years) Young Adults (18-20 years) 2004 January 2 6 25 February 2 13 44 March 0 7 28 April 0 9 27 May 0 5 29 June 0 3 21 Total 4 43 174 (2,3,4 & 5) The mental health budget allocation for 04/05 was over $249m. In 200/01 it was just over $208m. This is a $40m increase in mental health spending over the first term of Government. Further, The Minister for Health has announced a funding boost of $173 million for mental health programs as part of the Government's Comprehensive Mental Health Strategy. This will result in WA being the only state in Australia to have more than 9% of the total health budget allocated to Mental Health Services. The Government's $173m Comprehensive Mental Health Strategy includes: $11million for a comprehensive range of programs aimed at helping children with mental health problems. There are hundreds of children affected directly and indirectly by mental health problem. They include children suffering from eating disorders, juvenile offenders, homeless youth, those with parents suffering from a mental illness, and children who are disruptive or show suicidal tendencies. An extra 50 full-time mental health nurses, psychologists and social workers will be employed in six key areas over the next three years. These include: The Bentley Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service's transition unit which will receive a $1million boost for its day treatment program, enabling the unit to support 10 extra children and treat others at home to prevent hospital admission. A $2.5million service will be developed in the southern suburbs providing intensive counselling, access to stable accommodation, education and employment to homeless youth who are at risk of developing a mental illness and have little contact with their families or guardians. $1.45million will be spent to recruit more staff to expand the existing Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) program into areas of rapid growth, including Joondalup, Mirrabooka, Perth city, Rockingham-Kwinana and the South West. These services assess and treat young people with severe and complex mental disorders. Two multi-systematic therapy teams will be established in Rockingham-Kwinana and Stirling Central at a cost of $4.9million to reduce juvenile offending and substance abuse, provide out-of-home placements, improve family relations and increase school attendance for up to 20 adolescents. A $225,000 counselling service will be established in the south metropolitan area to offer support to children who have a parent with mental illness. A $960,000 service will be developed to assess and treat people with an eating disorder, particularly young adults. The service will accept referrals from primary, secondary and tertiary institutions around WA and will have strong links with regional and rural services. These initiatives will ensure young people across Western Australia receive appropriate treatment and are given the best chance of early intervention. The implementation of the three year $11m plan will begin this financial year.
(13-15 years)
(16-17 years)
(18-20 years)
(2,3,4 & 5) The mental health budget allocation for 04/05 was over $249m. In 200/01 it was just over $208m. This is a $40m increase in mental health spending over the first term of Government. Further, The Minister for Health has announced a funding boost of $173 million for mental health programs as part of the Government's Comprehensive Mental Health Strategy. This will result in WA being the only state in Australia to have more than 9% of the total health budget allocated to Mental Health Services. The Government's $173m Comprehensive Mental Health Strategy includes: $11million for a comprehensive range of programs aimed at helping children with mental health problems. There are hundreds of children affected directly and indirectly by mental health problem. They include children suffering from eating disorders, juvenile offenders, homeless youth, those with parents suffering from a mental illness, and children who are disruptive or show suicidal tendencies. An extra 50 full-time mental health nurses, psychologists and social workers will be employed in six key areas over the next three years. These include: The Bentley Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service's transition unit which will receive a $1million boost for its day treatment program, enabling the unit to support 10 extra children and treat others at home to prevent hospital admission. A $2.5million service will be developed in the southern suburbs providing intensive counselling, access to stable accommodation, education and employment to homeless youth who are at risk of developing a mental illness and have little contact with their families or guardians. $1.45million will be spent to recruit more staff to expand the existing Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) program into areas of rapid growth, including Joondalup, Mirrabooka, Perth city, Rockingham-Kwinana and the South West. These services assess and treat young people with severe and complex mental disorders. Two multi-systematic therapy teams will be established in Rockingham-Kwinana and Stirling Central at a cost of $4.9million to reduce juvenile offending and substance abuse, provide out-of-home placements, improve family relations and increase school attendance for up to 20 adolescents. A $225,000 counselling service will be established in the south metropolitan area to offer support to children who have a parent with mental illness. A $960,000 service will be developed to assess and treat people with an eating disorder, particularly young adults. The service will accept referrals from primary, secondary and tertiary institutions around WA and will have strong links with regional and rural services. These initiatives will ensure young people across Western Australia receive appropriate treatment and are given the best chance of early intervention. The implementation of the three year $11m plan will begin this financial year.
The mental health budget allocation for 04/05 was over $249m. In 200/01 it was just over $208m. This is a $40m increase in mental health spending over the first term of Government. Further, The Minister for Health has announced a funding boost of $173 million for mental health programs as part of the Government's Comprehensive Mental Health Strategy. This will result in WA being the only state in Australia to have more than 9% of the total health budget allocated to Mental Health Services. The Government's $173m Comprehensive Mental Health Strategy includes: $11million for a comprehensive range of programs aimed at helping children with mental health problems. There are hundreds of children affected directly and indirectly by mental health problem. They include children suffering from eating disorders, juvenile offenders, homeless youth, those with parents suffering from a mental illness, and children who are disruptive or show suicidal tendencies. An extra 50 full-time mental health nurses, psychologists and social workers will be employed in six key areas over the next three years. These include: The Bentley Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service's transition unit which will receive a $1million boost for its day treatment program, enabling the unit to support 10 extra children and treat others at home to prevent hospital admission. A $2.5million service will be developed in the southern suburbs providing intensive counselling, access to stable accommodation, education and employment to homeless youth who are at risk of developing a mental illness and have little contact with their families or guardians. $1.45million will be spent to recruit more staff to expand the existing Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) program into areas of rapid growth, including Joondalup, Mirrabooka, Perth city, Rockingham-Kwinana and the South West. These services assess and treat young people with severe and complex mental disorders. Two multi-systematic therapy teams will be established in Rockingham-Kwinana and Stirling Central at a cost of $4.9million to reduce juvenile offending and substance abuse, provide out-of-home placements, improve family relations and increase school attendance for up to 20 adolescents. A $225,000 counselling service will be established in the south metropolitan area to offer support to children who have a parent with mental illness. A $960,000 service will be developed to assess and treat people with an eating disorder, particularly young adults. The service will accept referrals from primary, secondary and tertiary institutions around WA and will have strong links with regional and rural services. These initiatives will ensure young people across Western Australia receive appropriate treatment and are given the best chance of early intervention. The implementation of the three year $11m plan will begin this financial year.
Further, The Minister for Health has announced a funding boost of $173 million for mental health programs as part of the Government's Comprehensive Mental Health Strategy. This will result in WA being the only state in Australia to have more than 9% of the total health budget allocated to Mental Health Services. The Government's $173m Comprehensive Mental Health Strategy includes: $11million for a comprehensive range of programs aimed at helping children with mental health problems. There are hundreds of children affected directly and indirectly by mental health problem. They include children suffering from eating disorders, juvenile offenders, homeless youth, those with parents suffering from a mental illness, and children who are disruptive or show suicidal tendencies. An extra 50 full-time mental health nurses, psychologists and social workers will be employed in six key areas over the next three years. These include: The Bentley Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service's transition unit which will receive a $1million boost for its day treatment program, enabling the unit to support 10 extra children and treat others at home to prevent hospital admission. A $2.5million service will be developed in the southern suburbs providing intensive counselling, access to stable accommodation, education and employment to homeless youth who are at risk of developing a mental illness and have little contact with their families or guardians. $1.45million will be spent to recruit more staff to expand the existing Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) program into areas of rapid growth, including Joondalup, Mirrabooka, Perth city, Rockingham-Kwinana and the South West. These services assess and treat young people with severe and complex mental disorders. Two multi-systematic therapy teams will be established in Rockingham-Kwinana and Stirling Central at a cost of $4.9million to reduce juvenile offending and substance abuse, provide out-of-home placements, improve family relations and increase school attendance for up to 20 adolescents. A $225,000 counselling service will be established in the south metropolitan area to offer support to children who have a parent with mental illness. A $960,000 service will be developed to assess and treat people with an eating disorder, particularly young adults. The service will accept referrals from primary, secondary and tertiary institutions around WA and will have strong links with regional and rural services. These initiatives will ensure young people across Western Australia receive appropriate treatment and are given the best chance of early intervention. The implementation of the three year $11m plan will begin this financial year.
The Government's $173m Comprehensive Mental Health Strategy includes: $11million for a comprehensive range of programs aimed at helping children with mental health problems. There are hundreds of children affected directly and indirectly by mental health problem. They include children suffering from eating disorders, juvenile offenders, homeless youth, those with parents suffering from a mental illness, and children who are disruptive or show suicidal tendencies. An extra 50 full-time mental health nurses, psychologists and social workers will be employed in six key areas over the next three years. These include: The Bentley Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service's transition unit which will receive a $1million boost for its day treatment program, enabling the unit to support 10 extra children and treat others at home to prevent hospital admission. A $2.5million service will be developed in the southern suburbs providing intensive counselling, access to stable accommodation, education and employment to homeless youth who are at risk of developing a mental illness and have little contact with their families or guardians. $1.45million will be spent to recruit more staff to expand the existing Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) program into areas of rapid growth, including Joondalup, Mirrabooka, Perth city, Rockingham-Kwinana and the South West. These services assess and treat young people with severe and complex mental disorders. Two multi-systematic therapy teams will be established in Rockingham-Kwinana and Stirling Central at a cost of $4.9million to reduce juvenile offending and substance abuse, provide out-of-home placements, improve family relations and increase school attendance for up to 20 adolescents. A $225,000 counselling service will be established in the south metropolitan area to offer support to children who have a parent with mental illness. A $960,000 service will be developed to assess and treat people with an eating disorder, particularly young adults. The service will accept referrals from primary, secondary and tertiary institutions around WA and will have strong links with regional and rural services. These initiatives will ensure young people across Western Australia receive appropriate treatment and are given the best chance of early intervention. The implementation of the three year $11m plan will begin this financial year.
The Bentley Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service's transition unit which will receive a $1million boost for its day treatment program, enabling the unit to support 10 extra children and treat others at home to prevent hospital admission. A $2.5million service will be developed in the southern suburbs providing intensive counselling, access to stable accommodation, education and employment to homeless youth who are at risk of developing a mental illness and have little contact with their families or guardians. $1.45million will be spent to recruit more staff to expand the existing Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) program into areas of rapid growth, including Joondalup, Mirrabooka, Perth city, Rockingham-Kwinana and the South West. These services assess and treat young people with severe and complex mental disorders. Two multi-systematic therapy teams will be established in Rockingham-Kwinana and Stirling Central at a cost of $4.9million to reduce juvenile offending and substance abuse, provide out-of-home placements, improve family relations and increase school attendance for up to 20 adolescents. A $225,000 counselling service will be established in the south metropolitan area to offer support to children who have a parent with mental illness. A $960,000 service will be developed to assess and treat people with an eating disorder, particularly young adults. The service will accept referrals from primary, secondary and tertiary institutions around WA and will have strong links with regional and rural services. These initiatives will ensure young people across Western Australia receive appropriate treatment and are given the best chance of early intervention. The implementation of the three year $11m plan will begin this financial year.
A $2.5million service will be developed in the southern suburbs providing intensive counselling, access to stable accommodation, education and employment to homeless youth who are at risk of developing a mental illness and have little contact with their families or guardians. $1.45million will be spent to recruit more staff to expand the existing Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) program into areas of rapid growth, including Joondalup, Mirrabooka, Perth city, Rockingham-Kwinana and the South West. These services assess and treat young people with severe and complex mental disorders. Two multi-systematic therapy teams will be established in Rockingham-Kwinana and Stirling Central at a cost of $4.9million to reduce juvenile offending and substance abuse, provide out-of-home placements, improve family relations and increase school attendance for up to 20 adolescents. A $225,000 counselling service will be established in the south metropolitan area to offer support to children who have a parent with mental illness. A $960,000 service will be developed to assess and treat people with an eating disorder, particularly young adults. The service will accept referrals from primary, secondary and tertiary institutions around WA and will have strong links with regional and rural services. These initiatives will ensure young people across Western Australia receive appropriate treatment and are given the best chance of early intervention. The implementation of the three year $11m plan will begin this financial year.
$1.45million will be spent to recruit more staff to expand the existing Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) program into areas of rapid growth, including Joondalup, Mirrabooka, Perth city, Rockingham-Kwinana and the South West. These services assess and treat young people with severe and complex mental disorders. Two multi-systematic therapy teams will be established in Rockingham-Kwinana and Stirling Central at a cost of $4.9million to reduce juvenile offending and substance abuse, provide out-of-home placements, improve family relations and increase school attendance for up to 20 adolescents. A $225,000 counselling service will be established in the south metropolitan area to offer support to children who have a parent with mental illness. A $960,000 service will be developed to assess and treat people with an eating disorder, particularly young adults. The service will accept referrals from primary, secondary and tertiary institutions around WA and will have strong links with regional and rural services. These initiatives will ensure young people across Western Australia receive appropriate treatment and are given the best chance of early intervention. The implementation of the three year $11m plan will begin this financial year.
Two multi-systematic therapy teams will be established in Rockingham-Kwinana and Stirling Central at a cost of $4.9million to reduce juvenile offending and substance abuse, provide out-of-home placements, improve family relations and increase school attendance for up to 20 adolescents. A $225,000 counselling service will be established in the south metropolitan area to offer support to children who have a parent with mental illness. A $960,000 service will be developed to assess and treat people with an eating disorder, particularly young adults. The service will accept referrals from primary, secondary and tertiary institutions around WA and will have strong links with regional and rural services. These initiatives will ensure young people across Western Australia receive appropriate treatment and are given the best chance of early intervention. The implementation of the three year $11m plan will begin this financial year.
A $225,000 counselling service will be established in the south metropolitan area to offer support to children who have a parent with mental illness. A $960,000 service will be developed to assess and treat people with an eating disorder, particularly young adults. The service will accept referrals from primary, secondary and tertiary institutions around WA and will have strong links with regional and rural services. These initiatives will ensure young people across Western Australia receive appropriate treatment and are given the best chance of early intervention. The implementation of the three year $11m plan will begin this financial year.
A $960,000 service will be developed to assess and treat people with an eating disorder, particularly young adults. The service will accept referrals from primary, secondary and tertiary institutions around WA and will have strong links with regional and rural services. These initiatives will ensure young people across Western Australia receive appropriate treatment and are given the best chance of early intervention. The implementation of the three year $11m plan will begin this financial year.
These initiatives will ensure young people across Western Australia receive appropriate treatment and are given the best chance of early intervention. The implementation of the three year $11m plan will begin this financial year.
The implementation of the three year $11m plan will begin this financial year.
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