❓ Hon. Linda Savage asks about a specific mental health plan for infants, children, and adolescents, given the Mental Health Commission's broader strategy. The Minister clarifies the Commission's role in action plans covering this area, rather than the Department of Health creating a separate strategy.
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MENTAL
HEALTH PLAN — INFANTS, CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
33. Hon LINDA
SAVAGE to the Minister for Mental Health:
I refer to the Mental Health Commission's ''Mental
Health 2020: Making it personal and everybody's business'' document.
Given that the mental health services for infants, children and adolescents are
provided through the child and adolescent mental health service of the
Department of Health, is there to be an equivalent plan or policy document for
infants, children and adolescents in Western Australia?
HEALTH PLAN — INFANTS, CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
33. Hon LINDA
SAVAGE to the Minister for Mental Health:
I refer to the Mental Health Commission's ''Mental
Health 2020: Making it personal and everybody's business'' document.
Given that the mental health services for infants, children and adolescents are
provided through the child and adolescent mental health service of the
Department of Health, is there to be an equivalent plan or policy document for
infants, children and adolescents in Western Australia?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice of the question.
The commission obviously and clearly recognises the
importance of supporting infants, children and young people, and the strong
relationship between early childhood experiences and future mental health and
wellbeing. The commission's work in this area is informed by working
partnerships with a range of government, private and community agencies. Each
year the Mental Health Commission will publish an action plan. The Mental
Health Commission's 2020 action plan 2011–12 is on the
commission's website, which includes that section around the importance
of child and adolescent mental health services. The Department of Health itself
will not be writing a strategic direction around children's mental
health services. It is the responsibility of the Mental Health Commission to do
that, and that work is in the action plans that are contained within that
process.
The commission obviously and clearly recognises the
importance of supporting infants, children and young people, and the strong
relationship between early childhood experiences and future mental health and
wellbeing. The commission's work in this area is informed by working
partnerships with a range of government, private and community agencies. Each
year the Mental Health Commission will publish an action plan. The Mental
Health Commission's 2020 action plan 2011–12 is on the
commission's website, which includes that section around the importance
of child and adolescent mental health services. The Department of Health itself
will not be writing a strategic direction around children's mental
health services. It is the responsibility of the Mental Health Commission to do
that, and that work is in the action plans that are contained within that
process.
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