❓ Hon Peter Foss asks about mental health funding for 2002-03, 2003-04, and 2004-05. The Minister for Health responds by outlining the Government's Comprehensive Mental Health Strategy and increased funding.
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(b) 2002-03; (c) 2003-04; and (d) 2004-05?
(c) 2003-04; and (d) 2004-05?
(d) 2004-05?
(c) 2003-04; and (d) 2004-05?
(d) 2004-05?
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19 October 2004
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Health
Response time
53 days
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 new Mental Health strategy is in line with recommendations of the Reid Report. The report found that demand for mental health services was the fastest growing area of the health system and that the trend would continue over the next 10 years. The pressure on WA's mental health system has been growing for many years, made worse by the Coalition cutting more than 100 psychiatric beds in WA between 1993 and 2001. Mental Health is a priority for the State Government. In 2005/06 the Government will spend more than $300m on public mental health services. An increase of 50% on the figure spent by the Coalition Government in 00/01. The Government's $173m Comprehensive Mental Health Strategy includes: $63.2 million to build an extra 420 community-based beds for mental health patients across Western Australia over the next two years. The joint strategy through the Departments of Health; and Housing and Works will deliver much-needed accommodation and care to hundreds of mentally ill people. The community based beds program will almost double the number of community beds available for people with mental illness and will help ease the pressure on WA's psychiatric and public hospitals. The program will provide community-based accommodation so people may live in home-like environments instead of institutions but still receive the support they need. The expansion of services will begin this financial year with the construction of new homes due to start in 2005. The 106 new community residential units providing 200 beds will be built on Department of Health owned land throughout the metropolitan area and in Albany, Bunbury and Geraldton with on-site staff facilities to provide 24-hour support. Non-government organisations will provide rehabilitation and daily assistance related to personal care. This initiative will also continue the work of the Independent Living Program - one of the most successful examples of deinstitutionalisation in Australia. Under this program, the Department of Housing and Works will provide an additional 120 one and two bedroom units throughout metropolitan and country WA strategically located near public transport, shops and clinical support. Further, another 50 beds will be made available to help homeless people with a mental illness in Perth, Fremantle and Armadale with mental health nurses and rehabilitation assistants providing 24-hour support along with mobile clinical services. As well, 70 beds will be provided in newly constructed group homes adjacent to the Graylands campus, Kelmscott, Shenton Park and Fremantle hospitals with 24-hour support. Many people with mental health problems occupy acute inpatient beds in hospitals but do not necessarily need them. This initiative will help free-up inpatient beds for people with severe mental illness who require a high level of care. $23.6 million to establish specialist mental health teams to provide around the clock coverage for people with mental health problems presenting at Emergency Departments. Often mental Health patients can become agitated and disruptive while waiting for treatment in an Emergency Department. 24hr specialist staff will result in better care for mental health consumers and reduce the burden on general medical staff. This funding also provides for 19 new psychiatric beds as well as extra holding beds in tertiary hospitals. $8.7 million to increase safety for mental health staff. Safety in inpatient units will be upgraded by installing viewing panels in observation rooms, portable duress alarms in wards, controlling access to offices, increasing the number of mobile phones for community mental health staff and providing access to improved education and training in the key areas of assessment, risk assessment and dealing with aggression. $2m will be spent on staff safety this financial year. $11million is allocated 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. $65m to provide an additional 113 mental health beds and employ 425 new staff to care for mental health patients in Western Australia. The additional acute inpatient beds will be opened in facilities in both the metropolitan area and Bunbury to care for patients with severe mental illness. Currently there are 430 adult inpatient beds in WA. With the demand for mental health services expected to steadily increase over the coming years, this initiative looks to replace the 100+ beds closed by the Coalition when in Government. They will be opened in the coming year. The extra beds include 20 at Bentley Hospital; 18 at Bunbury Regional Hospital and 8 at Armadale Regional Hospital. Two new facilities to provide rehabilitation, disability and clinical support will be established north and south of the river, providing an additional 47 beds. Additionally the Mother and Baby Unit at Graylands Hospital will be transferred to King Edward Memorial Hospital and increased form a three bed to an eight bed unit. The 425 new mental health staff will consist mainly of the specialist psychiatrists, mental health nurses, social workers, and occupational therapists. These additional staff represent one of the biggest increases in mental health staffing in the State's history and is indicative of the Government's commitment to Mental Health Services in WA.
The Government's new Mental Health strategy is in line with recommendations of the Reid Report. The report found that demand for mental health services was the fastest growing area of the health system and that the trend would continue over the next 10 years. The pressure on WA's mental health system has been growing for many years, made worse by the Coalition cutting more than 100 psychiatric beds in WA between 1993 and 2001. Mental Health is a priority for the State Government. In 2005/06 the Government will spend more than $300m on public mental health services. An increase of 50% on the figure spent by the Coalition Government in 00/01. The Government's $173m Comprehensive Mental Health Strategy includes: $63.2 million to build an extra 420 community-based beds for mental health patients across Western Australia over the next two years. The joint strategy through the Departments of Health; and Housing and Works will deliver much-needed accommodation and care to hundreds of mentally ill people. The community based beds program will almost double the number of community beds available for people with mental illness and will help ease the pressure on WA's psychiatric and public hospitals. The program will provide community-based accommodation so people may live in home-like environments instead of institutions but still receive the support they need. The expansion of services will begin this financial year with the construction of new homes due to start in 2005. The 106 new community residential units providing 200 beds will be built on Department of Health owned land throughout the metropolitan area and in Albany, Bunbury and Geraldton with on-site staff facilities to provide 24-hour support. Non-government organisations will provide rehabilitation and daily assistance related to personal care. This initiative will also continue the work of the Independent Living Program - one of the most successful examples of deinstitutionalisation in Australia. Under this program, the Department of Housing and Works will provide an additional 120 one and two bedroom units throughout metropolitan and country WA strategically located near public transport, shops and clinical support. Further, another 50 beds will be made available to help homeless people with a mental illness in Perth, Fremantle and Armadale with mental health nurses and rehabilitation assistants providing 24-hour support along with mobile clinical services. As well, 70 beds will be provided in newly constructed group homes adjacent to the Graylands campus, Kelmscott, Shenton Park and Fremantle hospitals with 24-hour support. Many people with mental health problems occupy acute inpatient beds in hospitals but do not necessarily need them. This initiative will help free-up inpatient beds for people with severe mental illness who require a high level of care. $23.6 million to establish specialist mental health teams to provide around the clock coverage for people with mental health problems presenting at Emergency Departments. Often mental Health patients can become agitated and disruptive while waiting for treatment in an Emergency Department. 24hr specialist staff will result in better care for mental health consumers and reduce the burden on general medical staff. This funding also provides for 19 new psychiatric beds as well as extra holding beds in tertiary hospitals. $8.7 million to increase safety for mental health staff. Safety in inpatient units will be upgraded by installing viewing panels in observation rooms, portable duress alarms in wards, controlling access to offices, increasing the number of mobile phones for community mental health staff and providing access to improved education and training in the key areas of assessment, risk assessment and dealing with aggression. $2m will be spent on staff safety this financial year. $11million is allocated 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. $65m to provide an additional 113 mental health beds and employ 425 new staff to care for mental health patients in Western Australia. The additional acute inpatient beds will be opened in facilities in both the metropolitan area and Bunbury to care for patients with severe mental illness. Currently there are 430 adult inpatient beds in WA. With the demand for mental health services expected to steadily increase over the coming years, this initiative looks to replace the 100+ beds closed by the Coalition when in Government. They will be opened in the coming year. The extra beds include 20 at Bentley Hospital; 18 at Bunbury Regional Hospital and 8 at Armadale Regional Hospital. Two new facilities to provide rehabilitation, disability and clinical support will be established north and south of the river, providing an additional 47 beds. Additionally the Mother and Baby Unit at Graylands Hospital will be transferred to King Edward Memorial Hospital and increased form a three bed to an eight bed unit. The 425 new mental health staff will consist mainly of the specialist psychiatrists, mental health nurses, social workers, and occupational therapists. These additional staff represent one of the biggest increases in mental health staffing in the State's history and is indicative of the Government's commitment to Mental Health Services in WA.
The pressure on WA's mental health system has been growing for many years, made worse by the Coalition cutting more than 100 psychiatric beds in WA between 1993 and 2001. Mental Health is a priority for the State Government. In 2005/06 the Government will spend more than $300m on public mental health services. An increase of 50% on the figure spent by the Coalition Government in 00/01. The Government's $173m Comprehensive Mental Health Strategy includes: $63.2 million to build an extra 420 community-based beds for mental health patients across Western Australia over the next two years. The joint strategy through the Departments of Health; and Housing and Works will deliver much-needed accommodation and care to hundreds of mentally ill people. The community based beds program will almost double the number of community beds available for people with mental illness and will help ease the pressure on WA's psychiatric and public hospitals. The program will provide community-based accommodation so people may live in home-like environments instead of institutions but still receive the support they need. The expansion of services will begin this financial year with the construction of new homes due to start in 2005. The 106 new community residential units providing 200 beds will be built on Department of Health owned land throughout the metropolitan area and in Albany, Bunbury and Geraldton with on-site staff facilities to provide 24-hour support. Non-government organisations will provide rehabilitation and daily assistance related to personal care. This initiative will also continue the work of the Independent Living Program - one of the most successful examples of deinstitutionalisation in Australia. Under this program, the Department of Housing and Works will provide an additional 120 one and two bedroom units throughout metropolitan and country WA strategically located near public transport, shops and clinical support. Further, another 50 beds will be made available to help homeless people with a mental illness in Perth, Fremantle and Armadale with mental health nurses and rehabilitation assistants providing 24-hour support along with mobile clinical services. As well, 70 beds will be provided in newly constructed group homes adjacent to the Graylands campus, Kelmscott, Shenton Park and Fremantle hospitals with 24-hour support. Many people with mental health problems occupy acute inpatient beds in hospitals but do not necessarily need them. This initiative will help free-up inpatient beds for people with severe mental illness who require a high level of care. $23.6 million to establish specialist mental health teams to provide around the clock coverage for people with mental health problems presenting at Emergency Departments. Often mental Health patients can become agitated and disruptive while waiting for treatment in an Emergency Department. 24hr specialist staff will result in better care for mental health consumers and reduce the burden on general medical staff. This funding also provides for 19 new psychiatric beds as well as extra holding beds in tertiary hospitals. $8.7 million to increase safety for mental health staff. Safety in inpatient units will be upgraded by installing viewing panels in observation rooms, portable duress alarms in wards, controlling access to offices, increasing the number of mobile phones for community mental health staff and providing access to improved education and training in the key areas of assessment, risk assessment and dealing with aggression. $2m will be spent on staff safety this financial year. $11million is allocated 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. $65m to provide an additional 113 mental health beds and employ 425 new staff to care for mental health patients in Western Australia. The additional acute inpatient beds will be opened in facilities in both the metropolitan area and Bunbury to care for patients with severe mental illness. Currently there are 430 adult inpatient beds in WA. With the demand for mental health services expected to steadily increase over the coming years, this initiative looks to replace the 100+ beds closed by the Coalition when in Government. They will be opened in the coming year. The extra beds include 20 at Bentley Hospital; 18 at Bunbury Regional Hospital and 8 at Armadale Regional Hospital. Two new facilities to provide rehabilitation, disability and clinical support will be established north and south of the river, providing an additional 47 beds. Additionally the Mother and Baby Unit at Graylands Hospital will be transferred to King Edward Memorial Hospital and increased form a three bed to an eight bed unit. The 425 new mental health staff will consist mainly of the specialist psychiatrists, mental health nurses, social workers, and occupational therapists. These additional staff represent one of the biggest increases in mental health staffing in the State's history and is indicative of the Government's commitment to Mental Health Services in WA.
Mental Health is a priority for the State Government. In 2005/06 the Government will spend more than $300m on public mental health services. An increase of 50% on the figure spent by the Coalition Government in 00/01. The Government's $173m Comprehensive Mental Health Strategy includes: $63.2 million to build an extra 420 community-based beds for mental health patients across Western Australia over the next two years. The joint strategy through the Departments of Health; and Housing and Works will deliver much-needed accommodation and care to hundreds of mentally ill people. The community based beds program will almost double the number of community beds available for people with mental illness and will help ease the pressure on WA's psychiatric and public hospitals. The program will provide community-based accommodation so people may live in home-like environments instead of institutions but still receive the support they need. The expansion of services will begin this financial year with the construction of new homes due to start in 2005. The 106 new community residential units providing 200 beds will be built on Department of Health owned land throughout the metropolitan area and in Albany, Bunbury and Geraldton with on-site staff facilities to provide 24-hour support. Non-government organisations will provide rehabilitation and daily assistance related to personal care. This initiative will also continue the work of the Independent Living Program - one of the most successful examples of deinstitutionalisation in Australia. Under this program, the Department of Housing and Works will provide an additional 120 one and two bedroom units throughout metropolitan and country WA strategically located near public transport, shops and clinical support. Further, another 50 beds will be made available to help homeless people with a mental illness in Perth, Fremantle and Armadale with mental health nurses and rehabilitation assistants providing 24-hour support along with mobile clinical services. As well, 70 beds will be provided in newly constructed group homes adjacent to the Graylands campus, Kelmscott, Shenton Park and Fremantle hospitals with 24-hour support. Many people with mental health problems occupy acute inpatient beds in hospitals but do not necessarily need them. This initiative will help free-up inpatient beds for people with severe mental illness who require a high level of care. $23.6 million to establish specialist mental health teams to provide around the clock coverage for people with mental health problems presenting at Emergency Departments. Often mental Health patients can become agitated and disruptive while waiting for treatment in an Emergency Department. 24hr specialist staff will result in better care for mental health consumers and reduce the burden on general medical staff. This funding also provides for 19 new psychiatric beds as well as extra holding beds in tertiary hospitals. $8.7 million to increase safety for mental health staff. Safety in inpatient units will be upgraded by installing viewing panels in observation rooms, portable duress alarms in wards, controlling access to offices, increasing the number of mobile phones for community mental health staff and providing access to improved education and training in the key areas of assessment, risk assessment and dealing with aggression. $2m will be spent on staff safety this financial year. $11million is allocated 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. $65m to provide an additional 113 mental health beds and employ 425 new staff to care for mental health patients in Western Australia. The additional acute inpatient beds will be opened in facilities in both the metropolitan area and Bunbury to care for patients with severe mental illness. Currently there are 430 adult inpatient beds in WA. With the demand for mental health services expected to steadily increase over the coming years, this initiative looks to replace the 100+ beds closed by the Coalition when in Government. They will be opened in the coming year. The extra beds include 20 at Bentley Hospital; 18 at Bunbury Regional Hospital and 8 at Armadale Regional Hospital. Two new facilities to provide rehabilitation, disability and clinical support will be established north and south of the river, providing an additional 47 beds. Additionally the Mother and Baby Unit at Graylands Hospital will be transferred to King Edward Memorial Hospital and increased form a three bed to an eight bed unit. The 425 new mental health staff will consist mainly of the specialist psychiatrists, mental health nurses, social workers, and occupational therapists. These additional staff represent one of the biggest increases in mental health staffing in the State's history and is indicative of the Government's commitment to Mental Health Services in WA.
The Government's $173m Comprehensive Mental Health Strategy includes: $63.2 million to build an extra 420 community-based beds for mental health patients across Western Australia over the next two years. The joint strategy through the Departments of Health; and Housing and Works will deliver much-needed accommodation and care to hundreds of mentally ill people. The community based beds program will almost double the number of community beds available for people with mental illness and will help ease the pressure on WA's psychiatric and public hospitals. The program will provide community-based accommodation so people may live in home-like environments instead of institutions but still receive the support they need. The expansion of services will begin this financial year with the construction of new homes due to start in 2005. The 106 new community residential units providing 200 beds will be built on Department of Health owned land throughout the metropolitan area and in Albany, Bunbury and Geraldton with on-site staff facilities to provide 24-hour support. Non-government organisations will provide rehabilitation and daily assistance related to personal care. This initiative will also continue the work of the Independent Living Program - one of the most successful examples of deinstitutionalisation in Australia. Under this program, the Department of Housing and Works will provide an additional 120 one and two bedroom units throughout metropolitan and country WA strategically located near public transport, shops and clinical support. Further, another 50 beds will be made available to help homeless people with a mental illness in Perth, Fremantle and Armadale with mental health nurses and rehabilitation assistants providing 24-hour support along with mobile clinical services. As well, 70 beds will be provided in newly constructed group homes adjacent to the Graylands campus, Kelmscott, Shenton Park and Fremantle hospitals with 24-hour support. Many people with mental health problems occupy acute inpatient beds in hospitals but do not necessarily need them. This initiative will help free-up inpatient beds for people with severe mental illness who require a high level of care. $23.6 million to establish specialist mental health teams to provide around the clock coverage for people with mental health problems presenting at Emergency Departments. Often mental Health patients can become agitated and disruptive while waiting for treatment in an Emergency Department. 24hr specialist staff will result in better care for mental health consumers and reduce the burden on general medical staff. This funding also provides for 19 new psychiatric beds as well as extra holding beds in tertiary hospitals. $8.7 million to increase safety for mental health staff. Safety in inpatient units will be upgraded by installing viewing panels in observation rooms, portable duress alarms in wards, controlling access to offices, increasing the number of mobile phones for community mental health staff and providing access to improved education and training in the key areas of assessment, risk assessment and dealing with aggression. $2m will be spent on staff safety this financial year. $11million is allocated 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. $65m to provide an additional 113 mental health beds and employ 425 new staff to care for mental health patients in Western Australia. The additional acute inpatient beds will be opened in facilities in both the metropolitan area and Bunbury to care for patients with severe mental illness. Currently there are 430 adult inpatient beds in WA. With the demand for mental health services expected to steadily increase over the coming years, this initiative looks to replace the 100+ beds closed by the Coalition when in Government. They will be opened in the coming year. The extra beds include 20 at Bentley Hospital; 18 at Bunbury Regional Hospital and 8 at Armadale Regional Hospital. Two new facilities to provide rehabilitation, disability and clinical support will be established north and south of the river, providing an additional 47 beds. Additionally the Mother and Baby Unit at Graylands Hospital will be transferred to King Edward Memorial Hospital and increased form a three bed to an eight bed unit. The 425 new mental health staff will consist mainly of the specialist psychiatrists, mental health nurses, social workers, and occupational therapists. These additional staff represent one of the biggest increases in mental health staffing in the State's history and is indicative of the Government's commitment to Mental Health Services in WA.
The community based beds program will almost double the number of community beds available for people with mental illness and will help ease the pressure on WA's psychiatric and public hospitals. The program will provide community-based accommodation so people may live in home-like environments instead of institutions but still receive the support they need. The expansion of services will begin this financial year with the construction of new homes due to start in 2005. The 106 new community residential units providing 200 beds will be built on Department of Health owned land throughout the metropolitan area and in Albany, Bunbury and Geraldton with on-site staff facilities to provide 24-hour support. Non-government organisations will provide rehabilitation and daily assistance related to personal care. This initiative will also continue the work of the Independent Living Program - one of the most successful examples of deinstitutionalisation in Australia. Under this program, the Department of Housing and Works will provide an additional 120 one and two bedroom units throughout metropolitan and country WA strategically located near public transport, shops and clinical support. Further, another 50 beds will be made available to help homeless people with a mental illness in Perth, Fremantle and Armadale with mental health nurses and rehabilitation assistants providing 24-hour support along with mobile clinical services. As well, 70 beds will be provided in newly constructed group homes adjacent to the Graylands campus, Kelmscott, Shenton Park and Fremantle hospitals with 24-hour support. Many people with mental health problems occupy acute inpatient beds in hospitals but do not necessarily need them. This initiative will help free-up inpatient beds for people with severe mental illness who require a high level of care. $23.6 million to establish specialist mental health teams to provide around the clock coverage for people with mental health problems presenting at Emergency Departments. Often mental Health patients can become agitated and disruptive while waiting for treatment in an Emergency Department. 24hr specialist staff will result in better care for mental health consumers and reduce the burden on general medical staff. This funding also provides for 19 new psychiatric beds as well as extra holding beds in tertiary hospitals. $8.7 million to increase safety for mental health staff. Safety in inpatient units will be upgraded by installing viewing panels in observation rooms, portable duress alarms in wards, controlling access to offices, increasing the number of mobile phones for community mental health staff and providing access to improved education and training in the key areas of assessment, risk assessment and dealing with aggression. $2m will be spent on staff safety this financial year. $11million is allocated 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. $65m to provide an additional 113 mental health beds and employ 425 new staff to care for mental health patients in Western Australia. The additional acute inpatient beds will be opened in facilities in both the metropolitan area and Bunbury to care for patients with severe mental illness. Currently there are 430 adult inpatient beds in WA. With the demand for mental health services expected to steadily increase over the coming years, this initiative looks to replace the 100+ beds closed by the Coalition when in Government. They will be opened in the coming year. The extra beds include 20 at Bentley Hospital; 18 at Bunbury Regional Hospital and 8 at Armadale Regional Hospital. Two new facilities to provide rehabilitation, disability and clinical support will be established north and south of the river, providing an additional 47 beds. Additionally the Mother and Baby Unit at Graylands Hospital will be transferred to King Edward Memorial Hospital and increased form a three bed to an eight bed unit. The 425 new mental health staff will consist mainly of the specialist psychiatrists, mental health nurses, social workers, and occupational therapists. These additional staff represent one of the biggest increases in mental health staffing in the State's history and is indicative of the Government's commitment to Mental Health Services in WA.
The program will provide community-based accommodation so people may live in home-like environments instead of institutions but still receive the support they need. The expansion of services will begin this financial year with the construction of new homes due to start in 2005. The 106 new community residential units providing 200 beds will be built on Department of Health owned land throughout the metropolitan area and in Albany, Bunbury and Geraldton with on-site staff facilities to provide 24-hour support. Non-government organisations will provide rehabilitation and daily assistance related to personal care. This initiative will also continue the work of the Independent Living Program - one of the most successful examples of deinstitutionalisation in Australia. Under this program, the Department of Housing and Works will provide an additional 120 one and two bedroom units throughout metropolitan and country WA strategically located near public transport, shops and clinical support. Further, another 50 beds will be made available to help homeless people with a mental illness in Perth, Fremantle and Armadale with mental health nurses and rehabilitation assistants providing 24-hour support along with mobile clinical services. As well, 70 beds will be provided in newly constructed group homes adjacent to the Graylands campus, Kelmscott, Shenton Park and Fremantle hospitals with 24-hour support. Many people with mental health problems occupy acute inpatient beds in hospitals but do not necessarily need them. This initiative will help free-up inpatient beds for people with severe mental illness who require a high level of care. $23.6 million to establish specialist mental health teams to provide around the clock coverage for people with mental health problems presenting at Emergency Departments. Often mental Health patients can become agitated and disruptive while waiting for treatment in an Emergency Department. 24hr specialist staff will result in better care for mental health consumers and reduce the burden on general medical staff. This funding also provides for 19 new psychiatric beds as well as extra holding beds in tertiary hospitals. $8.7 million to increase safety for mental health staff. Safety in inpatient units will be upgraded by installing viewing panels in observation rooms, portable duress alarms in wards, controlling access to offices, increasing the number of mobile phones for community mental health staff and providing access to improved education and training in the key areas of assessment, risk assessment and dealing with aggression. $2m will be spent on staff safety this financial year. $11million is allocated 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. $65m to provide an additional 113 mental health beds and employ 425 new staff to care for mental health patients in Western Australia. The additional acute inpatient beds will be opened in facilities in both the metropolitan area and Bunbury to care for patients with severe mental illness. Currently there are 430 adult inpatient beds in WA. With the demand for mental health services expected to steadily increase over the coming years, this initiative looks to replace the 100+ beds closed by the Coalition when in Government. They will be opened in the coming year. The extra beds include 20 at Bentley Hospital; 18 at Bunbury Regional Hospital and 8 at Armadale Regional Hospital. Two new facilities to provide rehabilitation, disability and clinical support will be established north and south of the river, providing an additional 47 beds. Additionally the Mother and Baby Unit at Graylands Hospital will be transferred to King Edward Memorial Hospital and increased form a three bed to an eight bed unit. The 425 new mental health staff will consist mainly of the specialist psychiatrists, mental health nurses, social workers, and occupational therapists. These additional staff represent one of the biggest increases in mental health staffing in the State's history and is indicative of the Government's commitment to Mental Health Services in WA.
The 106 new community residential units providing 200 beds will be built on Department of Health owned land throughout the metropolitan area and in Albany, Bunbury and Geraldton with on-site staff facilities to provide 24-hour support. Non-government organisations will provide rehabilitation and daily assistance related to personal care. This initiative will also continue the work of the Independent Living Program - one of the most successful examples of deinstitutionalisation in Australia. Under this program, the Department of Housing and Works will provide an additional 120 one and two bedroom units throughout metropolitan and country WA strategically located near public transport, shops and clinical support. Further, another 50 beds will be made available to help homeless people with a mental illness in Perth, Fremantle and Armadale with mental health nurses and rehabilitation assistants providing 24-hour support along with mobile clinical services. As well, 70 beds will be provided in newly constructed group homes adjacent to the Graylands campus, Kelmscott, Shenton Park and Fremantle hospitals with 24-hour support. Many people with mental health problems occupy acute inpatient beds in hospitals but do not necessarily need them. This initiative will help free-up inpatient beds for people with severe mental illness who require a high level of care. $23.6 million to establish specialist mental health teams to provide around the clock coverage for people with mental health problems presenting at Emergency Departments. Often mental Health patients can become agitated and disruptive while waiting for treatment in an Emergency Department. 24hr specialist staff will result in better care for mental health consumers and reduce the burden on general medical staff. This funding also provides for 19 new psychiatric beds as well as extra holding beds in tertiary hospitals. $8.7 million to increase safety for mental health staff. Safety in inpatient units will be upgraded by installing viewing panels in observation rooms, portable duress alarms in wards, controlling access to offices, increasing the number of mobile phones for community mental health staff and providing access to improved education and training in the key areas of assessment, risk assessment and dealing with aggression. $2m will be spent on staff safety this financial year. $11million is allocated 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. $65m to provide an additional 113 mental health beds and employ 425 new staff to care for mental health patients in Western Australia. The additional acute inpatient beds will be opened in facilities in both the metropolitan area and Bunbury to care for patients with severe mental illness. Currently there are 430 adult inpatient beds in WA. With the demand for mental health services expected to steadily increase over the coming years, this initiative looks to replace the 100+ beds closed by the Coalition when in Government. They will be opened in the coming year. The extra beds include 20 at Bentley Hospital; 18 at Bunbury Regional Hospital and 8 at Armadale Regional Hospital. Two new facilities to provide rehabilitation, disability and clinical support will be established north and south of the river, providing an additional 47 beds. Additionally the Mother and Baby Unit at Graylands Hospital will be transferred to King Edward Memorial Hospital and increased form a three bed to an eight bed unit. The 425 new mental health staff will consist mainly of the specialist psychiatrists, mental health nurses, social workers, and occupational therapists. These additional staff represent one of the biggest increases in mental health staffing in the State's history and is indicative of the Government's commitment to Mental Health Services in WA.
This initiative will also continue the work of the Independent Living Program - one of the most successful examples of deinstitutionalisation in Australia. Under this program, the Department of Housing and Works will provide an additional 120 one and two bedroom units throughout metropolitan and country WA strategically located near public transport, shops and clinical support. Further, another 50 beds will be made available to help homeless people with a mental illness in Perth, Fremantle and Armadale with mental health nurses and rehabilitation assistants providing 24-hour support along with mobile clinical services. As well, 70 beds will be provided in newly constructed group homes adjacent to the Graylands campus, Kelmscott, Shenton Park and Fremantle hospitals with 24-hour support. Many people with mental health problems occupy acute inpatient beds in hospitals but do not necessarily need them. This initiative will help free-up inpatient beds for people with severe mental illness who require a high level of care. $23.6 million to establish specialist mental health teams to provide around the clock coverage for people with mental health problems presenting at Emergency Departments. Often mental Health patients can become agitated and disruptive while waiting for treatment in an Emergency Department. 24hr specialist staff will result in better care for mental health consumers and reduce the burden on general medical staff. This funding also provides for 19 new psychiatric beds as well as extra holding beds in tertiary hospitals. $8.7 million to increase safety for mental health staff. Safety in inpatient units will be upgraded by installing viewing panels in observation rooms, portable duress alarms in wards, controlling access to offices, increasing the number of mobile phones for community mental health staff and providing access to improved education and training in the key areas of assessment, risk assessment and dealing with aggression. $2m will be spent on staff safety this financial year. $11million is allocated 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. $65m to provide an additional 113 mental health beds and employ 425 new staff to care for mental health patients in Western Australia. The additional acute inpatient beds will be opened in facilities in both the metropolitan area and Bunbury to care for patients with severe mental illness. Currently there are 430 adult inpatient beds in WA. With the demand for mental health services expected to steadily increase over the coming years, this initiative looks to replace the 100+ beds closed by the Coalition when in Government. They will be opened in the coming year. The extra beds include 20 at Bentley Hospital; 18 at Bunbury Regional Hospital and 8 at Armadale Regional Hospital. Two new facilities to provide rehabilitation, disability and clinical support will be established north and south of the river, providing an additional 47 beds. Additionally the Mother and Baby Unit at Graylands Hospital will be transferred to King Edward Memorial Hospital and increased form a three bed to an eight bed unit. The 425 new mental health staff will consist mainly of the specialist psychiatrists, mental health nurses, social workers, and occupational therapists. These additional staff represent one of the biggest increases in mental health staffing in the State's history and is indicative of the Government's commitment to Mental Health Services in WA.
Further, another 50 beds will be made available to help homeless people with a mental illness in Perth, Fremantle and Armadale with mental health nurses and rehabilitation assistants providing 24-hour support along with mobile clinical services. As well, 70 beds will be provided in newly constructed group homes adjacent to the Graylands campus, Kelmscott, Shenton Park and Fremantle hospitals with 24-hour support. Many people with mental health problems occupy acute inpatient beds in hospitals but do not necessarily need them. This initiative will help free-up inpatient beds for people with severe mental illness who require a high level of care. $23.6 million to establish specialist mental health teams to provide around the clock coverage for people with mental health problems presenting at Emergency Departments. Often mental Health patients can become agitated and disruptive while waiting for treatment in an Emergency Department. 24hr specialist staff will result in better care for mental health consumers and reduce the burden on general medical staff. This funding also provides for 19 new psychiatric beds as well as extra holding beds in tertiary hospitals. $8.7 million to increase safety for mental health staff. Safety in inpatient units will be upgraded by installing viewing panels in observation rooms, portable duress alarms in wards, controlling access to offices, increasing the number of mobile phones for community mental health staff and providing access to improved education and training in the key areas of assessment, risk assessment and dealing with aggression. $2m will be spent on staff safety this financial year. $11million is allocated 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. $65m to provide an additional 113 mental health beds and employ 425 new staff to care for mental health patients in Western Australia. The additional acute inpatient beds will be opened in facilities in both the metropolitan area and Bunbury to care for patients with severe mental illness. Currently there are 430 adult inpatient beds in WA. With the demand for mental health services expected to steadily increase over the coming years, this initiative looks to replace the 100+ beds closed by the Coalition when in Government. They will be opened in the coming year. The extra beds include 20 at Bentley Hospital; 18 at Bunbury Regional Hospital and 8 at Armadale Regional Hospital. Two new facilities to provide rehabilitation, disability and clinical support will be established north and south of the river, providing an additional 47 beds. Additionally the Mother and Baby Unit at Graylands Hospital will be transferred to King Edward Memorial Hospital and increased form a three bed to an eight bed unit. The 425 new mental health staff will consist mainly of the specialist psychiatrists, mental health nurses, social workers, and occupational therapists. These additional staff represent one of the biggest increases in mental health staffing in the State's history and is indicative of the Government's commitment to Mental Health Services in WA.
As well, 70 beds will be provided in newly constructed group homes adjacent to the Graylands campus, Kelmscott, Shenton Park and Fremantle hospitals with 24-hour support. Many people with mental health problems occupy acute inpatient beds in hospitals but do not necessarily need them. This initiative will help free-up inpatient beds for people with severe mental illness who require a high level of care. $23.6 million to establish specialist mental health teams to provide around the clock coverage for people with mental health problems presenting at Emergency Departments. Often mental Health patients can become agitated and disruptive while waiting for treatment in an Emergency Department. 24hr specialist staff will result in better care for mental health consumers and reduce the burden on general medical staff. This funding also provides for 19 new psychiatric beds as well as extra holding beds in tertiary hospitals. $8.7 million to increase safety for mental health staff. Safety in inpatient units will be upgraded by installing viewing panels in observation rooms, portable duress alarms in wards, controlling access to offices, increasing the number of mobile phones for community mental health staff and providing access to improved education and training in the key areas of assessment, risk assessment and dealing with aggression. $2m will be spent on staff safety this financial year. $11million is allocated 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. $65m to provide an additional 113 mental health beds and employ 425 new staff to care for mental health patients in Western Australia. The additional acute inpatient beds will be opened in facilities in both the metropolitan area and Bunbury to care for patients with severe mental illness. Currently there are 430 adult inpatient beds in WA. With the demand for mental health services expected to steadily increase over the coming years, this initiative looks to replace the 100+ beds closed by the Coalition when in Government. They will be opened in the coming year. The extra beds include 20 at Bentley Hospital; 18 at Bunbury Regional Hospital and 8 at Armadale Regional Hospital. Two new facilities to provide rehabilitation, disability and clinical support will be established north and south of the river, providing an additional 47 beds. Additionally the Mother and Baby Unit at Graylands Hospital will be transferred to King Edward Memorial Hospital and increased form a three bed to an eight bed unit. The 425 new mental health staff will consist mainly of the specialist psychiatrists, mental health nurses, social workers, and occupational therapists. These additional staff represent one of the biggest increases in mental health staffing in the State's history and is indicative of the Government's commitment to Mental Health Services in WA.
Many people with mental health problems occupy acute inpatient beds in hospitals but do not necessarily need them. This initiative will help free-up inpatient beds for people with severe mental illness who require a high level of care. $23.6 million to establish specialist mental health teams to provide around the clock coverage for people with mental health problems presenting at Emergency Departments. Often mental Health patients can become agitated and disruptive while waiting for treatment in an Emergency Department. 24hr specialist staff will result in better care for mental health consumers and reduce the burden on general medical staff. This funding also provides for 19 new psychiatric beds as well as extra holding beds in tertiary hospitals. $8.7 million to increase safety for mental health staff. Safety in inpatient units will be upgraded by installing viewing panels in observation rooms, portable duress alarms in wards, controlling access to offices, increasing the number of mobile phones for community mental health staff and providing access to improved education and training in the key areas of assessment, risk assessment and dealing with aggression. $2m will be spent on staff safety this financial year. $11million is allocated 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. $65m to provide an additional 113 mental health beds and employ 425 new staff to care for mental health patients in Western Australia. The additional acute inpatient beds will be opened in facilities in both the metropolitan area and Bunbury to care for patients with severe mental illness. Currently there are 430 adult inpatient beds in WA. With the demand for mental health services expected to steadily increase over the coming years, this initiative looks to replace the 100+ beds closed by the Coalition when in Government. They will be opened in the coming year. The extra beds include 20 at Bentley Hospital; 18 at Bunbury Regional Hospital and 8 at Armadale Regional Hospital. Two new facilities to provide rehabilitation, disability and clinical support will be established north and south of the river, providing an additional 47 beds. Additionally the Mother and Baby Unit at Graylands Hospital will be transferred to King Edward Memorial Hospital and increased form a three bed to an eight bed unit. The 425 new mental health staff will consist mainly of the specialist psychiatrists, mental health nurses, social workers, and occupational therapists. These additional staff represent one of the biggest increases in mental health staffing in the State's history and is indicative of the Government's commitment to Mental Health Services in WA.
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. $65m to provide an additional 113 mental health beds and employ 425 new staff to care for mental health patients in Western Australia. The additional acute inpatient beds will be opened in facilities in both the metropolitan area and Bunbury to care for patients with severe mental illness. Currently there are 430 adult inpatient beds in WA. With the demand for mental health services expected to steadily increase over the coming years, this initiative looks to replace the 100+ beds closed by the Coalition when in Government. They will be opened in the coming year. The extra beds include 20 at Bentley Hospital; 18 at Bunbury Regional Hospital and 8 at Armadale Regional Hospital. Two new facilities to provide rehabilitation, disability and clinical support will be established north and south of the river, providing an additional 47 beds. Additionally the Mother and Baby Unit at Graylands Hospital will be transferred to King Edward Memorial Hospital and increased form a three bed to an eight bed unit. The 425 new mental health staff will consist mainly of the specialist psychiatrists, mental health nurses, social workers, and occupational therapists. These additional staff represent one of the biggest increases in mental health staffing in the State's history and is indicative of the Government's commitment to Mental Health Services in WA.
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. $65m to provide an additional 113 mental health beds and employ 425 new staff to care for mental health patients in Western Australia. The additional acute inpatient beds will be opened in facilities in both the metropolitan area and Bunbury to care for patients with severe mental illness. Currently there are 430 adult inpatient beds in WA. With the demand for mental health services expected to steadily increase over the coming years, this initiative looks to replace the 100+ beds closed by the Coalition when in Government. They will be opened in the coming year. The extra beds include 20 at Bentley Hospital; 18 at Bunbury Regional Hospital and 8 at Armadale Regional Hospital. Two new facilities to provide rehabilitation, disability and clinical support will be established north and south of the river, providing an additional 47 beds. Additionally the Mother and Baby Unit at Graylands Hospital will be transferred to King Edward Memorial Hospital and increased form a three bed to an eight bed unit. The 425 new mental health staff will consist mainly of the specialist psychiatrists, mental health nurses, social workers, and occupational therapists. These additional staff represent one of the biggest increases in mental health staffing in the State's history and is indicative of the Government's commitment to Mental Health Services in WA.
$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. $65m to provide an additional 113 mental health beds and employ 425 new staff to care for mental health patients in Western Australia. The additional acute inpatient beds will be opened in facilities in both the metropolitan area and Bunbury to care for patients with severe mental illness. Currently there are 430 adult inpatient beds in WA. With the demand for mental health services expected to steadily increase over the coming years, this initiative looks to replace the 100+ beds closed by the Coalition when in Government. They will be opened in the coming year. The extra beds include 20 at Bentley Hospital; 18 at Bunbury Regional Hospital and 8 at Armadale Regional Hospital. Two new facilities to provide rehabilitation, disability and clinical support will be established north and south of the river, providing an additional 47 beds. Additionally the Mother and Baby Unit at Graylands Hospital will be transferred to King Edward Memorial Hospital and increased form a three bed to an eight bed unit. The 425 new mental health staff will consist mainly of the specialist psychiatrists, mental health nurses, social workers, and occupational therapists. These additional staff represent one of the biggest increases in mental health staffing in the State's history and is indicative of the Government's commitment to Mental Health Services in WA.
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. $65m to provide an additional 113 mental health beds and employ 425 new staff to care for mental health patients in Western Australia. The additional acute inpatient beds will be opened in facilities in both the metropolitan area and Bunbury to care for patients with severe mental illness. Currently there are 430 adult inpatient beds in WA. With the demand for mental health services expected to steadily increase over the coming years, this initiative looks to replace the 100+ beds closed by the Coalition when in Government. They will be opened in the coming year. The extra beds include 20 at Bentley Hospital; 18 at Bunbury Regional Hospital and 8 at Armadale Regional Hospital. Two new facilities to provide rehabilitation, disability and clinical support will be established north and south of the river, providing an additional 47 beds. Additionally the Mother and Baby Unit at Graylands Hospital will be transferred to King Edward Memorial Hospital and increased form a three bed to an eight bed unit. The 425 new mental health staff will consist mainly of the specialist psychiatrists, mental health nurses, social workers, and occupational therapists. These additional staff represent one of the biggest increases in mental health staffing in the State's history and is indicative of the Government's commitment to Mental Health Services in WA.
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. $65m to provide an additional 113 mental health beds and employ 425 new staff to care for mental health patients in Western Australia. The additional acute inpatient beds will be opened in facilities in both the metropolitan area and Bunbury to care for patients with severe mental illness. Currently there are 430 adult inpatient beds in WA. With the demand for mental health services expected to steadily increase over the coming years, this initiative looks to replace the 100+ beds closed by the Coalition when in Government. They will be opened in the coming year. The extra beds include 20 at Bentley Hospital; 18 at Bunbury Regional Hospital and 8 at Armadale Regional Hospital. Two new facilities to provide rehabilitation, disability and clinical support will be established north and south of the river, providing an additional 47 beds. Additionally the Mother and Baby Unit at Graylands Hospital will be transferred to King Edward Memorial Hospital and increased form a three bed to an eight bed unit. The 425 new mental health staff will consist mainly of the specialist psychiatrists, mental health nurses, social workers, and occupational therapists. These additional staff represent one of the biggest increases in mental health staffing in the State's history and is indicative of the Government's commitment to Mental Health Services in WA.
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. $65m to provide an additional 113 mental health beds and employ 425 new staff to care for mental health patients in Western Australia. The additional acute inpatient beds will be opened in facilities in both the metropolitan area and Bunbury to care for patients with severe mental illness. Currently there are 430 adult inpatient beds in WA. With the demand for mental health services expected to steadily increase over the coming years, this initiative looks to replace the 100+ beds closed by the Coalition when in Government. They will be opened in the coming year. The extra beds include 20 at Bentley Hospital; 18 at Bunbury Regional Hospital and 8 at Armadale Regional Hospital. Two new facilities to provide rehabilitation, disability and clinical support will be established north and south of the river, providing an additional 47 beds. Additionally the Mother and Baby Unit at Graylands Hospital will be transferred to King Edward Memorial Hospital and increased form a three bed to an eight bed unit. The 425 new mental health staff will consist mainly of the specialist psychiatrists, mental health nurses, social workers, and occupational therapists. These additional staff represent one of the biggest increases in mental health staffing in the State's history and is indicative of the Government's commitment to Mental Health Services in WA.
These initiatives will ensure young people across Western Australia receive appropriate treatment and are given the best chance of early intervention. $65m to provide an additional 113 mental health beds and employ 425 new staff to care for mental health patients in Western Australia. The additional acute inpatient beds will be opened in facilities in both the metropolitan area and Bunbury to care for patients with severe mental illness. Currently there are 430 adult inpatient beds in WA. With the demand for mental health services expected to steadily increase over the coming years, this initiative looks to replace the 100+ beds closed by the Coalition when in Government. They will be opened in the coming year. The extra beds include 20 at Bentley Hospital; 18 at Bunbury Regional Hospital and 8 at Armadale Regional Hospital. Two new facilities to provide rehabilitation, disability and clinical support will be established north and south of the river, providing an additional 47 beds. Additionally the Mother and Baby Unit at Graylands Hospital will be transferred to King Edward Memorial Hospital and increased form a three bed to an eight bed unit. The 425 new mental health staff will consist mainly of the specialist psychiatrists, mental health nurses, social workers, and occupational therapists. These additional staff represent one of the biggest increases in mental health staffing in the State's history and is indicative of the Government's commitment to Mental Health Services in WA.
The additional acute inpatient beds will be opened in facilities in both the metropolitan area and Bunbury to care for patients with severe mental illness. Currently there are 430 adult inpatient beds in WA. With the demand for mental health services expected to steadily increase over the coming years, this initiative looks to replace the 100+ beds closed by the Coalition when in Government. They will be opened in the coming year. The extra beds include 20 at Bentley Hospital; 18 at Bunbury Regional Hospital and 8 at Armadale Regional Hospital. Two new facilities to provide rehabilitation, disability and clinical support will be established north and south of the river, providing an additional 47 beds. Additionally the Mother and Baby Unit at Graylands Hospital will be transferred to King Edward Memorial Hospital and increased form a three bed to an eight bed unit. The 425 new mental health staff will consist mainly of the specialist psychiatrists, mental health nurses, social workers, and occupational therapists. These additional staff represent one of the biggest increases in mental health staffing in the State's history and is indicative of the Government's commitment to Mental Health Services in WA.
The extra beds include 20 at Bentley Hospital; 18 at Bunbury Regional Hospital and 8 at Armadale Regional Hospital. Two new facilities to provide rehabilitation, disability and clinical support will be established north and south of the river, providing an additional 47 beds. Additionally the Mother and Baby Unit at Graylands Hospital will be transferred to King Edward Memorial Hospital and increased form a three bed to an eight bed unit. The 425 new mental health staff will consist mainly of the specialist psychiatrists, mental health nurses, social workers, and occupational therapists. These additional staff represent one of the biggest increases in mental health staffing in the State's history and is indicative of the Government's commitment to Mental Health Services in WA.
The 425 new mental health staff will consist mainly of the specialist psychiatrists, mental health nurses, social workers, and occupational therapists. These additional staff represent one of the biggest increases in mental health staffing in the State's history and is indicative of the Government's commitment to Mental Health Services in WA.
These additional staff represent one of the biggest increases in mental health staffing in the State's history and is indicative of the Government's commitment to Mental Health Services in WA.
The Government's new Mental Health strategy is in line with recommendations of the Reid Report. The report found that demand for mental health services was the fastest growing area of the health system and that the trend would continue over the next 10 years. The pressure on WA's mental health system has been growing for many years, made worse by the Coalition cutting more than 100 psychiatric beds in WA between 1993 and 2001. Mental Health is a priority for the State Government. In 2005/06 the Government will spend more than $300m on public mental health services. An increase of 50% on the figure spent by the Coalition Government in 00/01. The Government's $173m Comprehensive Mental Health Strategy includes: $63.2 million to build an extra 420 community-based beds for mental health patients across Western Australia over the next two years. The joint strategy through the Departments of Health; and Housing and Works will deliver much-needed accommodation and care to hundreds of mentally ill people. The community based beds program will almost double the number of community beds available for people with mental illness and will help ease the pressure on WA's psychiatric and public hospitals. The program will provide community-based accommodation so people may live in home-like environments instead of institutions but still receive the support they need. The expansion of services will begin this financial year with the construction of new homes due to start in 2005. The 106 new community residential units providing 200 beds will be built on Department of Health owned land throughout the metropolitan area and in Albany, Bunbury and Geraldton with on-site staff facilities to provide 24-hour support. Non-government organisations will provide rehabilitation and daily assistance related to personal care. This initiative will also continue the work of the Independent Living Program - one of the most successful examples of deinstitutionalisation in Australia. Under this program, the Department of Housing and Works will provide an additional 120 one and two bedroom units throughout metropolitan and country WA strategically located near public transport, shops and clinical support. Further, another 50 beds will be made available to help homeless people with a mental illness in Perth, Fremantle and Armadale with mental health nurses and rehabilitation assistants providing 24-hour support along with mobile clinical services. As well, 70 beds will be provided in newly constructed group homes adjacent to the Graylands campus, Kelmscott, Shenton Park and Fremantle hospitals with 24-hour support. Many people with mental health problems occupy acute inpatient beds in hospitals but do not necessarily need them. This initiative will help free-up inpatient beds for people with severe mental illness who require a high level of care. $23.6 million to establish specialist mental health teams to provide around the clock coverage for people with mental health problems presenting at Emergency Departments. Often mental Health patients can become agitated and disruptive while waiting for treatment in an Emergency Department. 24hr specialist staff will result in better care for mental health consumers and reduce the burden on general medical staff. This funding also provides for 19 new psychiatric beds as well as extra holding beds in tertiary hospitals. $8.7 million to increase safety for mental health staff. Safety in inpatient units will be upgraded by installing viewing panels in observation rooms, portable duress alarms in wards, controlling access to offices, increasing the number of mobile phones for community mental health staff and providing access to improved education and training in the key areas of assessment, risk assessment and dealing with aggression. $2m will be spent on staff safety this financial year. $11million is allocated 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. $65m to provide an additional 113 mental health beds and employ 425 new staff to care for mental health patients in Western Australia. The additional acute inpatient beds will be opened in facilities in both the metropolitan area and Bunbury to care for patients with severe mental illness. Currently there are 430 adult inpatient beds in WA. With the demand for mental health services expected to steadily increase over the coming years, this initiative looks to replace the 100+ beds closed by the Coalition when in Government. They will be opened in the coming year. The extra beds include 20 at Bentley Hospital; 18 at Bunbury Regional Hospital and 8 at Armadale Regional Hospital. Two new facilities to provide rehabilitation, disability and clinical support will be established north and south of the river, providing an additional 47 beds. Additionally the Mother and Baby Unit at Graylands Hospital will be transferred to King Edward Memorial Hospital and increased form a three bed to an eight bed unit. The 425 new mental health staff will consist mainly of the specialist psychiatrists, mental health nurses, social workers, and occupational therapists. These additional staff represent one of the biggest increases in mental health staffing in the State's history and is indicative of the Government's commitment to Mental Health Services in WA.
The pressure on WA's mental health system has been growing for many years, made worse by the Coalition cutting more than 100 psychiatric beds in WA between 1993 and 2001. Mental Health is a priority for the State Government. In 2005/06 the Government will spend more than $300m on public mental health services. An increase of 50% on the figure spent by the Coalition Government in 00/01. The Government's $173m Comprehensive Mental Health Strategy includes: $63.2 million to build an extra 420 community-based beds for mental health patients across Western Australia over the next two years. The joint strategy through the Departments of Health; and Housing and Works will deliver much-needed accommodation and care to hundreds of mentally ill people. The community based beds program will almost double the number of community beds available for people with mental illness and will help ease the pressure on WA's psychiatric and public hospitals. The program will provide community-based accommodation so people may live in home-like environments instead of institutions but still receive the support they need. The expansion of services will begin this financial year with the construction of new homes due to start in 2005. The 106 new community residential units providing 200 beds will be built on Department of Health owned land throughout the metropolitan area and in Albany, Bunbury and Geraldton with on-site staff facilities to provide 24-hour support. Non-government organisations will provide rehabilitation and daily assistance related to personal care. This initiative will also continue the work of the Independent Living Program - one of the most successful examples of deinstitutionalisation in Australia. Under this program, the Department of Housing and Works will provide an additional 120 one and two bedroom units throughout metropolitan and country WA strategically located near public transport, shops and clinical support. Further, another 50 beds will be made available to help homeless people with a mental illness in Perth, Fremantle and Armadale with mental health nurses and rehabilitation assistants providing 24-hour support along with mobile clinical services. As well, 70 beds will be provided in newly constructed group homes adjacent to the Graylands campus, Kelmscott, Shenton Park and Fremantle hospitals with 24-hour support. Many people with mental health problems occupy acute inpatient beds in hospitals but do not necessarily need them. This initiative will help free-up inpatient beds for people with severe mental illness who require a high level of care. $23.6 million to establish specialist mental health teams to provide around the clock coverage for people with mental health problems presenting at Emergency Departments. Often mental Health patients can become agitated and disruptive while waiting for treatment in an Emergency Department. 24hr specialist staff will result in better care for mental health consumers and reduce the burden on general medical staff. This funding also provides for 19 new psychiatric beds as well as extra holding beds in tertiary hospitals. $8.7 million to increase safety for mental health staff. Safety in inpatient units will be upgraded by installing viewing panels in observation rooms, portable duress alarms in wards, controlling access to offices, increasing the number of mobile phones for community mental health staff and providing access to improved education and training in the key areas of assessment, risk assessment and dealing with aggression. $2m will be spent on staff safety this financial year. $11million is allocated 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. $65m to provide an additional 113 mental health beds and employ 425 new staff to care for mental health patients in Western Australia. The additional acute inpatient beds will be opened in facilities in both the metropolitan area and Bunbury to care for patients with severe mental illness. Currently there are 430 adult inpatient beds in WA. With the demand for mental health services expected to steadily increase over the coming years, this initiative looks to replace the 100+ beds closed by the Coalition when in Government. They will be opened in the coming year. The extra beds include 20 at Bentley Hospital; 18 at Bunbury Regional Hospital and 8 at Armadale Regional Hospital. Two new facilities to provide rehabilitation, disability and clinical support will be established north and south of the river, providing an additional 47 beds. Additionally the Mother and Baby Unit at Graylands Hospital will be transferred to King Edward Memorial Hospital and increased form a three bed to an eight bed unit. The 425 new mental health staff will consist mainly of the specialist psychiatrists, mental health nurses, social workers, and occupational therapists. These additional staff represent one of the biggest increases in mental health staffing in the State's history and is indicative of the Government's commitment to Mental Health Services in WA.
Mental Health is a priority for the State Government. In 2005/06 the Government will spend more than $300m on public mental health services. An increase of 50% on the figure spent by the Coalition Government in 00/01. The Government's $173m Comprehensive Mental Health Strategy includes: $63.2 million to build an extra 420 community-based beds for mental health patients across Western Australia over the next two years. The joint strategy through the Departments of Health; and Housing and Works will deliver much-needed accommodation and care to hundreds of mentally ill people. The community based beds program will almost double the number of community beds available for people with mental illness and will help ease the pressure on WA's psychiatric and public hospitals. The program will provide community-based accommodation so people may live in home-like environments instead of institutions but still receive the support they need. The expansion of services will begin this financial year with the construction of new homes due to start in 2005. The 106 new community residential units providing 200 beds will be built on Department of Health owned land throughout the metropolitan area and in Albany, Bunbury and Geraldton with on-site staff facilities to provide 24-hour support. Non-government organisations will provide rehabilitation and daily assistance related to personal care. This initiative will also continue the work of the Independent Living Program - one of the most successful examples of deinstitutionalisation in Australia. Under this program, the Department of Housing and Works will provide an additional 120 one and two bedroom units throughout metropolitan and country WA strategically located near public transport, shops and clinical support. Further, another 50 beds will be made available to help homeless people with a mental illness in Perth, Fremantle and Armadale with mental health nurses and rehabilitation assistants providing 24-hour support along with mobile clinical services. As well, 70 beds will be provided in newly constructed group homes adjacent to the Graylands campus, Kelmscott, Shenton Park and Fremantle hospitals with 24-hour support. Many people with mental health problems occupy acute inpatient beds in hospitals but do not necessarily need them. This initiative will help free-up inpatient beds for people with severe mental illness who require a high level of care. $23.6 million to establish specialist mental health teams to provide around the clock coverage for people with mental health problems presenting at Emergency Departments. Often mental Health patients can become agitated and disruptive while waiting for treatment in an Emergency Department. 24hr specialist staff will result in better care for mental health consumers and reduce the burden on general medical staff. This funding also provides for 19 new psychiatric beds as well as extra holding beds in tertiary hospitals. $8.7 million to increase safety for mental health staff. Safety in inpatient units will be upgraded by installing viewing panels in observation rooms, portable duress alarms in wards, controlling access to offices, increasing the number of mobile phones for community mental health staff and providing access to improved education and training in the key areas of assessment, risk assessment and dealing with aggression. $2m will be spent on staff safety this financial year. $11million is allocated 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. $65m to provide an additional 113 mental health beds and employ 425 new staff to care for mental health patients in Western Australia. The additional acute inpatient beds will be opened in facilities in both the metropolitan area and Bunbury to care for patients with severe mental illness. Currently there are 430 adult inpatient beds in WA. With the demand for mental health services expected to steadily increase over the coming years, this initiative looks to replace the 100+ beds closed by the Coalition when in Government. They will be opened in the coming year. The extra beds include 20 at Bentley Hospital; 18 at Bunbury Regional Hospital and 8 at Armadale Regional Hospital. Two new facilities to provide rehabilitation, disability and clinical support will be established north and south of the river, providing an additional 47 beds. Additionally the Mother and Baby Unit at Graylands Hospital will be transferred to King Edward Memorial Hospital and increased form a three bed to an eight bed unit. The 425 new mental health staff will consist mainly of the specialist psychiatrists, mental health nurses, social workers, and occupational therapists. These additional staff represent one of the biggest increases in mental health staffing in the State's history and is indicative of the Government's commitment to Mental Health Services in WA.
The Government's $173m Comprehensive Mental Health Strategy includes: $63.2 million to build an extra 420 community-based beds for mental health patients across Western Australia over the next two years. The joint strategy through the Departments of Health; and Housing and Works will deliver much-needed accommodation and care to hundreds of mentally ill people. The community based beds program will almost double the number of community beds available for people with mental illness and will help ease the pressure on WA's psychiatric and public hospitals. The program will provide community-based accommodation so people may live in home-like environments instead of institutions but still receive the support they need. The expansion of services will begin this financial year with the construction of new homes due to start in 2005. The 106 new community residential units providing 200 beds will be built on Department of Health owned land throughout the metropolitan area and in Albany, Bunbury and Geraldton with on-site staff facilities to provide 24-hour support. Non-government organisations will provide rehabilitation and daily assistance related to personal care. This initiative will also continue the work of the Independent Living Program - one of the most successful examples of deinstitutionalisation in Australia. Under this program, the Department of Housing and Works will provide an additional 120 one and two bedroom units throughout metropolitan and country WA strategically located near public transport, shops and clinical support. Further, another 50 beds will be made available to help homeless people with a mental illness in Perth, Fremantle and Armadale with mental health nurses and rehabilitation assistants providing 24-hour support along with mobile clinical services. As well, 70 beds will be provided in newly constructed group homes adjacent to the Graylands campus, Kelmscott, Shenton Park and Fremantle hospitals with 24-hour support. Many people with mental health problems occupy acute inpatient beds in hospitals but do not necessarily need them. This initiative will help free-up inpatient beds for people with severe mental illness who require a high level of care. $23.6 million to establish specialist mental health teams to provide around the clock coverage for people with mental health problems presenting at Emergency Departments. Often mental Health patients can become agitated and disruptive while waiting for treatment in an Emergency Department. 24hr specialist staff will result in better care for mental health consumers and reduce the burden on general medical staff. This funding also provides for 19 new psychiatric beds as well as extra holding beds in tertiary hospitals. $8.7 million to increase safety for mental health staff. Safety in inpatient units will be upgraded by installing viewing panels in observation rooms, portable duress alarms in wards, controlling access to offices, increasing the number of mobile phones for community mental health staff and providing access to improved education and training in the key areas of assessment, risk assessment and dealing with aggression. $2m will be spent on staff safety this financial year. $11million is allocated 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. $65m to provide an additional 113 mental health beds and employ 425 new staff to care for mental health patients in Western Australia. The additional acute inpatient beds will be opened in facilities in both the metropolitan area and Bunbury to care for patients with severe mental illness. Currently there are 430 adult inpatient beds in WA. With the demand for mental health services expected to steadily increase over the coming years, this initiative looks to replace the 100+ beds closed by the Coalition when in Government. They will be opened in the coming year. The extra beds include 20 at Bentley Hospital; 18 at Bunbury Regional Hospital and 8 at Armadale Regional Hospital. Two new facilities to provide rehabilitation, disability and clinical support will be established north and south of the river, providing an additional 47 beds. Additionally the Mother and Baby Unit at Graylands Hospital will be transferred to King Edward Memorial Hospital and increased form a three bed to an eight bed unit. The 425 new mental health staff will consist mainly of the specialist psychiatrists, mental health nurses, social workers, and occupational therapists. These additional staff represent one of the biggest increases in mental health staffing in the State's history and is indicative of the Government's commitment to Mental Health Services in WA.
The community based beds program will almost double the number of community beds available for people with mental illness and will help ease the pressure on WA's psychiatric and public hospitals. The program will provide community-based accommodation so people may live in home-like environments instead of institutions but still receive the support they need. The expansion of services will begin this financial year with the construction of new homes due to start in 2005. The 106 new community residential units providing 200 beds will be built on Department of Health owned land throughout the metropolitan area and in Albany, Bunbury and Geraldton with on-site staff facilities to provide 24-hour support. Non-government organisations will provide rehabilitation and daily assistance related to personal care. This initiative will also continue the work of the Independent Living Program - one of the most successful examples of deinstitutionalisation in Australia. Under this program, the Department of Housing and Works will provide an additional 120 one and two bedroom units throughout metropolitan and country WA strategically located near public transport, shops and clinical support. Further, another 50 beds will be made available to help homeless people with a mental illness in Perth, Fremantle and Armadale with mental health nurses and rehabilitation assistants providing 24-hour support along with mobile clinical services. As well, 70 beds will be provided in newly constructed group homes adjacent to the Graylands campus, Kelmscott, Shenton Park and Fremantle hospitals with 24-hour support. Many people with mental health problems occupy acute inpatient beds in hospitals but do not necessarily need them. This initiative will help free-up inpatient beds for people with severe mental illness who require a high level of care. $23.6 million to establish specialist mental health teams to provide around the clock coverage for people with mental health problems presenting at Emergency Departments. Often mental Health patients can become agitated and disruptive while waiting for treatment in an Emergency Department. 24hr specialist staff will result in better care for mental health consumers and reduce the burden on general medical staff. This funding also provides for 19 new psychiatric beds as well as extra holding beds in tertiary hospitals. $8.7 million to increase safety for mental health staff. Safety in inpatient units will be upgraded by installing viewing panels in observation rooms, portable duress alarms in wards, controlling access to offices, increasing the number of mobile phones for community mental health staff and providing access to improved education and training in the key areas of assessment, risk assessment and dealing with aggression. $2m will be spent on staff safety this financial year. $11million is allocated 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. $65m to provide an additional 113 mental health beds and employ 425 new staff to care for mental health patients in Western Australia. The additional acute inpatient beds will be opened in facilities in both the metropolitan area and Bunbury to care for patients with severe mental illness. Currently there are 430 adult inpatient beds in WA. With the demand for mental health services expected to steadily increase over the coming years, this initiative looks to replace the 100+ beds closed by the Coalition when in Government. They will be opened in the coming year. The extra beds include 20 at Bentley Hospital; 18 at Bunbury Regional Hospital and 8 at Armadale Regional Hospital. Two new facilities to provide rehabilitation, disability and clinical support will be established north and south of the river, providing an additional 47 beds. Additionally the Mother and Baby Unit at Graylands Hospital will be transferred to King Edward Memorial Hospital and increased form a three bed to an eight bed unit. The 425 new mental health staff will consist mainly of the specialist psychiatrists, mental health nurses, social workers, and occupational therapists. These additional staff represent one of the biggest increases in mental health staffing in the State's history and is indicative of the Government's commitment to Mental Health Services in WA.
The program will provide community-based accommodation so people may live in home-like environments instead of institutions but still receive the support they need. The expansion of services will begin this financial year with the construction of new homes due to start in 2005. The 106 new community residential units providing 200 beds will be built on Department of Health owned land throughout the metropolitan area and in Albany, Bunbury and Geraldton with on-site staff facilities to provide 24-hour support. Non-government organisations will provide rehabilitation and daily assistance related to personal care. This initiative will also continue the work of the Independent Living Program - one of the most successful examples of deinstitutionalisation in Australia. Under this program, the Department of Housing and Works will provide an additional 120 one and two bedroom units throughout metropolitan and country WA strategically located near public transport, shops and clinical support. Further, another 50 beds will be made available to help homeless people with a mental illness in Perth, Fremantle and Armadale with mental health nurses and rehabilitation assistants providing 24-hour support along with mobile clinical services. As well, 70 beds will be provided in newly constructed group homes adjacent to the Graylands campus, Kelmscott, Shenton Park and Fremantle hospitals with 24-hour support. Many people with mental health problems occupy acute inpatient beds in hospitals but do not necessarily need them. This initiative will help free-up inpatient beds for people with severe mental illness who require a high level of care. $23.6 million to establish specialist mental health teams to provide around the clock coverage for people with mental health problems presenting at Emergency Departments. Often mental Health patients can become agitated and disruptive while waiting for treatment in an Emergency Department. 24hr specialist staff will result in better care for mental health consumers and reduce the burden on general medical staff. This funding also provides for 19 new psychiatric beds as well as extra holding beds in tertiary hospitals. $8.7 million to increase safety for mental health staff. Safety in inpatient units will be upgraded by installing viewing panels in observation rooms, portable duress alarms in wards, controlling access to offices, increasing the number of mobile phones for community mental health staff and providing access to improved education and training in the key areas of assessment, risk assessment and dealing with aggression. $2m will be spent on staff safety this financial year. $11million is allocated 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. $65m to provide an additional 113 mental health beds and employ 425 new staff to care for mental health patients in Western Australia. The additional acute inpatient beds will be opened in facilities in both the metropolitan area and Bunbury to care for patients with severe mental illness. Currently there are 430 adult inpatient beds in WA. With the demand for mental health services expected to steadily increase over the coming years, this initiative looks to replace the 100+ beds closed by the Coalition when in Government. They will be opened in the coming year. The extra beds include 20 at Bentley Hospital; 18 at Bunbury Regional Hospital and 8 at Armadale Regional Hospital. Two new facilities to provide rehabilitation, disability and clinical support will be established north and south of the river, providing an additional 47 beds. Additionally the Mother and Baby Unit at Graylands Hospital will be transferred to King Edward Memorial Hospital and increased form a three bed to an eight bed unit. The 425 new mental health staff will consist mainly of the specialist psychiatrists, mental health nurses, social workers, and occupational therapists. These additional staff represent one of the biggest increases in mental health staffing in the State's history and is indicative of the Government's commitment to Mental Health Services in WA.
The 106 new community residential units providing 200 beds will be built on Department of Health owned land throughout the metropolitan area and in Albany, Bunbury and Geraldton with on-site staff facilities to provide 24-hour support. Non-government organisations will provide rehabilitation and daily assistance related to personal care. This initiative will also continue the work of the Independent Living Program - one of the most successful examples of deinstitutionalisation in Australia. Under this program, the Department of Housing and Works will provide an additional 120 one and two bedroom units throughout metropolitan and country WA strategically located near public transport, shops and clinical support. Further, another 50 beds will be made available to help homeless people with a mental illness in Perth, Fremantle and Armadale with mental health nurses and rehabilitation assistants providing 24-hour support along with mobile clinical services. As well, 70 beds will be provided in newly constructed group homes adjacent to the Graylands campus, Kelmscott, Shenton Park and Fremantle hospitals with 24-hour support. Many people with mental health problems occupy acute inpatient beds in hospitals but do not necessarily need them. This initiative will help free-up inpatient beds for people with severe mental illness who require a high level of care. $23.6 million to establish specialist mental health teams to provide around the clock coverage for people with mental health problems presenting at Emergency Departments. Often mental Health patients can become agitated and disruptive while waiting for treatment in an Emergency Department. 24hr specialist staff will result in better care for mental health consumers and reduce the burden on general medical staff. This funding also provides for 19 new psychiatric beds as well as extra holding beds in tertiary hospitals. $8.7 million to increase safety for mental health staff. Safety in inpatient units will be upgraded by installing viewing panels in observation rooms, portable duress alarms in wards, controlling access to offices, increasing the number of mobile phones for community mental health staff and providing access to improved education and training in the key areas of assessment, risk assessment and dealing with aggression. $2m will be spent on staff safety this financial year. $11million is allocated 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. $65m to provide an additional 113 mental health beds and employ 425 new staff to care for mental health patients in Western Australia. The additional acute inpatient beds will be opened in facilities in both the metropolitan area and Bunbury to care for patients with severe mental illness. Currently there are 430 adult inpatient beds in WA. With the demand for mental health services expected to steadily increase over the coming years, this initiative looks to replace the 100+ beds closed by the Coalition when in Government. They will be opened in the coming year. The extra beds include 20 at Bentley Hospital; 18 at Bunbury Regional Hospital and 8 at Armadale Regional Hospital. Two new facilities to provide rehabilitation, disability and clinical support will be established north and south of the river, providing an additional 47 beds. Additionally the Mother and Baby Unit at Graylands Hospital will be transferred to King Edward Memorial Hospital and increased form a three bed to an eight bed unit. The 425 new mental health staff will consist mainly of the specialist psychiatrists, mental health nurses, social workers, and occupational therapists. These additional staff represent one of the biggest increases in mental health staffing in the State's history and is indicative of the Government's commitment to Mental Health Services in WA.
This initiative will also continue the work of the Independent Living Program - one of the most successful examples of deinstitutionalisation in Australia. Under this program, the Department of Housing and Works will provide an additional 120 one and two bedroom units throughout metropolitan and country WA strategically located near public transport, shops and clinical support. Further, another 50 beds will be made available to help homeless people with a mental illness in Perth, Fremantle and Armadale with mental health nurses and rehabilitation assistants providing 24-hour support along with mobile clinical services. As well, 70 beds will be provided in newly constructed group homes adjacent to the Graylands campus, Kelmscott, Shenton Park and Fremantle hospitals with 24-hour support. Many people with mental health problems occupy acute inpatient beds in hospitals but do not necessarily need them. This initiative will help free-up inpatient beds for people with severe mental illness who require a high level of care. $23.6 million to establish specialist mental health teams to provide around the clock coverage for people with mental health problems presenting at Emergency Departments. Often mental Health patients can become agitated and disruptive while waiting for treatment in an Emergency Department. 24hr specialist staff will result in better care for mental health consumers and reduce the burden on general medical staff. This funding also provides for 19 new psychiatric beds as well as extra holding beds in tertiary hospitals. $8.7 million to increase safety for mental health staff. Safety in inpatient units will be upgraded by installing viewing panels in observation rooms, portable duress alarms in wards, controlling access to offices, increasing the number of mobile phones for community mental health staff and providing access to improved education and training in the key areas of assessment, risk assessment and dealing with aggression. $2m will be spent on staff safety this financial year. $11million is allocated 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. $65m to provide an additional 113 mental health beds and employ 425 new staff to care for mental health patients in Western Australia. The additional acute inpatient beds will be opened in facilities in both the metropolitan area and Bunbury to care for patients with severe mental illness. Currently there are 430 adult inpatient beds in WA. With the demand for mental health services expected to steadily increase over the coming years, this initiative looks to replace the 100+ beds closed by the Coalition when in Government. They will be opened in the coming year. The extra beds include 20 at Bentley Hospital; 18 at Bunbury Regional Hospital and 8 at Armadale Regional Hospital. Two new facilities to provide rehabilitation, disability and clinical support will be established north and south of the river, providing an additional 47 beds. Additionally the Mother and Baby Unit at Graylands Hospital will be transferred to King Edward Memorial Hospital and increased form a three bed to an eight bed unit. The 425 new mental health staff will consist mainly of the specialist psychiatrists, mental health nurses, social workers, and occupational therapists. These additional staff represent one of the biggest increases in mental health staffing in the State's history and is indicative of the Government's commitment to Mental Health Services in WA.
Further, another 50 beds will be made available to help homeless people with a mental illness in Perth, Fremantle and Armadale with mental health nurses and rehabilitation assistants providing 24-hour support along with mobile clinical services. As well, 70 beds will be provided in newly constructed group homes adjacent to the Graylands campus, Kelmscott, Shenton Park and Fremantle hospitals with 24-hour support. Many people with mental health problems occupy acute inpatient beds in hospitals but do not necessarily need them. This initiative will help free-up inpatient beds for people with severe mental illness who require a high level of care. $23.6 million to establish specialist mental health teams to provide around the clock coverage for people with mental health problems presenting at Emergency Departments. Often mental Health patients can become agitated and disruptive while waiting for treatment in an Emergency Department. 24hr specialist staff will result in better care for mental health consumers and reduce the burden on general medical staff. This funding also provides for 19 new psychiatric beds as well as extra holding beds in tertiary hospitals. $8.7 million to increase safety for mental health staff. Safety in inpatient units will be upgraded by installing viewing panels in observation rooms, portable duress alarms in wards, controlling access to offices, increasing the number of mobile phones for community mental health staff and providing access to improved education and training in the key areas of assessment, risk assessment and dealing with aggression. $2m will be spent on staff safety this financial year. $11million is allocated 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. $65m to provide an additional 113 mental health beds and employ 425 new staff to care for mental health patients in Western Australia. The additional acute inpatient beds will be opened in facilities in both the metropolitan area and Bunbury to care for patients with severe mental illness. Currently there are 430 adult inpatient beds in WA. With the demand for mental health services expected to steadily increase over the coming years, this initiative looks to replace the 100+ beds closed by the Coalition when in Government. They will be opened in the coming year. The extra beds include 20 at Bentley Hospital; 18 at Bunbury Regional Hospital and 8 at Armadale Regional Hospital. Two new facilities to provide rehabilitation, disability and clinical support will be established north and south of the river, providing an additional 47 beds. Additionally the Mother and Baby Unit at Graylands Hospital will be transferred to King Edward Memorial Hospital and increased form a three bed to an eight bed unit. The 425 new mental health staff will consist mainly of the specialist psychiatrists, mental health nurses, social workers, and occupational therapists. These additional staff represent one of the biggest increases in mental health staffing in the State's history and is indicative of the Government's commitment to Mental Health Services in WA.
As well, 70 beds will be provided in newly constructed group homes adjacent to the Graylands campus, Kelmscott, Shenton Park and Fremantle hospitals with 24-hour support. Many people with mental health problems occupy acute inpatient beds in hospitals but do not necessarily need them. This initiative will help free-up inpatient beds for people with severe mental illness who require a high level of care. $23.6 million to establish specialist mental health teams to provide around the clock coverage for people with mental health problems presenting at Emergency Departments. Often mental Health patients can become agitated and disruptive while waiting for treatment in an Emergency Department. 24hr specialist staff will result in better care for mental health consumers and reduce the burden on general medical staff. This funding also provides for 19 new psychiatric beds as well as extra holding beds in tertiary hospitals. $8.7 million to increase safety for mental health staff. Safety in inpatient units will be upgraded by installing viewing panels in observation rooms, portable duress alarms in wards, controlling access to offices, increasing the number of mobile phones for community mental health staff and providing access to improved education and training in the key areas of assessment, risk assessment and dealing with aggression. $2m will be spent on staff safety this financial year. $11million is allocated 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. $65m to provide an additional 113 mental health beds and employ 425 new staff to care for mental health patients in Western Australia. The additional acute inpatient beds will be opened in facilities in both the metropolitan area and Bunbury to care for patients with severe mental illness. Currently there are 430 adult inpatient beds in WA. With the demand for mental health services expected to steadily increase over the coming years, this initiative looks to replace the 100+ beds closed by the Coalition when in Government. They will be opened in the coming year. The extra beds include 20 at Bentley Hospital; 18 at Bunbury Regional Hospital and 8 at Armadale Regional Hospital. Two new facilities to provide rehabilitation, disability and clinical support will be established north and south of the river, providing an additional 47 beds. Additionally the Mother and Baby Unit at Graylands Hospital will be transferred to King Edward Memorial Hospital and increased form a three bed to an eight bed unit. The 425 new mental health staff will consist mainly of the specialist psychiatrists, mental health nurses, social workers, and occupational therapists. These additional staff represent one of the biggest increases in mental health staffing in the State's history and is indicative of the Government's commitment to Mental Health Services in WA.
Many people with mental health problems occupy acute inpatient beds in hospitals but do not necessarily need them. This initiative will help free-up inpatient beds for people with severe mental illness who require a high level of care. $23.6 million to establish specialist mental health teams to provide around the clock coverage for people with mental health problems presenting at Emergency Departments. Often mental Health patients can become agitated and disruptive while waiting for treatment in an Emergency Department. 24hr specialist staff will result in better care for mental health consumers and reduce the burden on general medical staff. This funding also provides for 19 new psychiatric beds as well as extra holding beds in tertiary hospitals. $8.7 million to increase safety for mental health staff. Safety in inpatient units will be upgraded by installing viewing panels in observation rooms, portable duress alarms in wards, controlling access to offices, increasing the number of mobile phones for community mental health staff and providing access to improved education and training in the key areas of assessment, risk assessment and dealing with aggression. $2m will be spent on staff safety this financial year. $11million is allocated 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. $65m to provide an additional 113 mental health beds and employ 425 new staff to care for mental health patients in Western Australia. The additional acute inpatient beds will be opened in facilities in both the metropolitan area and Bunbury to care for patients with severe mental illness. Currently there are 430 adult inpatient beds in WA. With the demand for mental health services expected to steadily increase over the coming years, this initiative looks to replace the 100+ beds closed by the Coalition when in Government. They will be opened in the coming year. The extra beds include 20 at Bentley Hospital; 18 at Bunbury Regional Hospital and 8 at Armadale Regional Hospital. Two new facilities to provide rehabilitation, disability and clinical support will be established north and south of the river, providing an additional 47 beds. Additionally the Mother and Baby Unit at Graylands Hospital will be transferred to King Edward Memorial Hospital and increased form a three bed to an eight bed unit. The 425 new mental health staff will consist mainly of the specialist psychiatrists, mental health nurses, social workers, and occupational therapists. These additional staff represent one of the biggest increases in mental health staffing in the State's history and is indicative of the Government's commitment to Mental Health Services in WA.
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. $65m to provide an additional 113 mental health beds and employ 425 new staff to care for mental health patients in Western Australia. The additional acute inpatient beds will be opened in facilities in both the metropolitan area and Bunbury to care for patients with severe mental illness. Currently there are 430 adult inpatient beds in WA. With the demand for mental health services expected to steadily increase over the coming years, this initiative looks to replace the 100+ beds closed by the Coalition when in Government. They will be opened in the coming year. The extra beds include 20 at Bentley Hospital; 18 at Bunbury Regional Hospital and 8 at Armadale Regional Hospital. Two new facilities to provide rehabilitation, disability and clinical support will be established north and south of the river, providing an additional 47 beds. Additionally the Mother and Baby Unit at Graylands Hospital will be transferred to King Edward Memorial Hospital and increased form a three bed to an eight bed unit. The 425 new mental health staff will consist mainly of the specialist psychiatrists, mental health nurses, social workers, and occupational therapists. These additional staff represent one of the biggest increases in mental health staffing in the State's history and is indicative of the Government's commitment to Mental Health Services in WA.
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. $65m to provide an additional 113 mental health beds and employ 425 new staff to care for mental health patients in Western Australia. The additional acute inpatient beds will be opened in facilities in both the metropolitan area and Bunbury to care for patients with severe mental illness. Currently there are 430 adult inpatient beds in WA. With the demand for mental health services expected to steadily increase over the coming years, this initiative looks to replace the 100+ beds closed by the Coalition when in Government. They will be opened in the coming year. The extra beds include 20 at Bentley Hospital; 18 at Bunbury Regional Hospital and 8 at Armadale Regional Hospital. Two new facilities to provide rehabilitation, disability and clinical support will be established north and south of the river, providing an additional 47 beds. Additionally the Mother and Baby Unit at Graylands Hospital will be transferred to King Edward Memorial Hospital and increased form a three bed to an eight bed unit. The 425 new mental health staff will consist mainly of the specialist psychiatrists, mental health nurses, social workers, and occupational therapists. These additional staff represent one of the biggest increases in mental health staffing in the State's history and is indicative of the Government's commitment to Mental Health Services in WA.
$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. $65m to provide an additional 113 mental health beds and employ 425 new staff to care for mental health patients in Western Australia. The additional acute inpatient beds will be opened in facilities in both the metropolitan area and Bunbury to care for patients with severe mental illness. Currently there are 430 adult inpatient beds in WA. With the demand for mental health services expected to steadily increase over the coming years, this initiative looks to replace the 100+ beds closed by the Coalition when in Government. They will be opened in the coming year. The extra beds include 20 at Bentley Hospital; 18 at Bunbury Regional Hospital and 8 at Armadale Regional Hospital. Two new facilities to provide rehabilitation, disability and clinical support will be established north and south of the river, providing an additional 47 beds. Additionally the Mother and Baby Unit at Graylands Hospital will be transferred to King Edward Memorial Hospital and increased form a three bed to an eight bed unit. The 425 new mental health staff will consist mainly of the specialist psychiatrists, mental health nurses, social workers, and occupational therapists. These additional staff represent one of the biggest increases in mental health staffing in the State's history and is indicative of the Government's commitment to Mental Health Services in WA.
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. $65m to provide an additional 113 mental health beds and employ 425 new staff to care for mental health patients in Western Australia. The additional acute inpatient beds will be opened in facilities in both the metropolitan area and Bunbury to care for patients with severe mental illness. Currently there are 430 adult inpatient beds in WA. With the demand for mental health services expected to steadily increase over the coming years, this initiative looks to replace the 100+ beds closed by the Coalition when in Government. They will be opened in the coming year. The extra beds include 20 at Bentley Hospital; 18 at Bunbury Regional Hospital and 8 at Armadale Regional Hospital. Two new facilities to provide rehabilitation, disability and clinical support will be established north and south of the river, providing an additional 47 beds. Additionally the Mother and Baby Unit at Graylands Hospital will be transferred to King Edward Memorial Hospital and increased form a three bed to an eight bed unit. The 425 new mental health staff will consist mainly of the specialist psychiatrists, mental health nurses, social workers, and occupational therapists. These additional staff represent one of the biggest increases in mental health staffing in the State's history and is indicative of the Government's commitment to Mental Health Services in WA.
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. $65m to provide an additional 113 mental health beds and employ 425 new staff to care for mental health patients in Western Australia. The additional acute inpatient beds will be opened in facilities in both the metropolitan area and Bunbury to care for patients with severe mental illness. Currently there are 430 adult inpatient beds in WA. With the demand for mental health services expected to steadily increase over the coming years, this initiative looks to replace the 100+ beds closed by the Coalition when in Government. They will be opened in the coming year. The extra beds include 20 at Bentley Hospital; 18 at Bunbury Regional Hospital and 8 at Armadale Regional Hospital. Two new facilities to provide rehabilitation, disability and clinical support will be established north and south of the river, providing an additional 47 beds. Additionally the Mother and Baby Unit at Graylands Hospital will be transferred to King Edward Memorial Hospital and increased form a three bed to an eight bed unit. The 425 new mental health staff will consist mainly of the specialist psychiatrists, mental health nurses, social workers, and occupational therapists. These additional staff represent one of the biggest increases in mental health staffing in the State's history and is indicative of the Government's commitment to Mental Health Services in WA.
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. $65m to provide an additional 113 mental health beds and employ 425 new staff to care for mental health patients in Western Australia. The additional acute inpatient beds will be opened in facilities in both the metropolitan area and Bunbury to care for patients with severe mental illness. Currently there are 430 adult inpatient beds in WA. With the demand for mental health services expected to steadily increase over the coming years, this initiative looks to replace the 100+ beds closed by the Coalition when in Government. They will be opened in the coming year. The extra beds include 20 at Bentley Hospital; 18 at Bunbury Regional Hospital and 8 at Armadale Regional Hospital. Two new facilities to provide rehabilitation, disability and clinical support will be established north and south of the river, providing an additional 47 beds. Additionally the Mother and Baby Unit at Graylands Hospital will be transferred to King Edward Memorial Hospital and increased form a three bed to an eight bed unit. The 425 new mental health staff will consist mainly of the specialist psychiatrists, mental health nurses, social workers, and occupational therapists. These additional staff represent one of the biggest increases in mental health staffing in the State's history and is indicative of the Government's commitment to Mental Health Services in WA.
These initiatives will ensure young people across Western Australia receive appropriate treatment and are given the best chance of early intervention. $65m to provide an additional 113 mental health beds and employ 425 new staff to care for mental health patients in Western Australia. The additional acute inpatient beds will be opened in facilities in both the metropolitan area and Bunbury to care for patients with severe mental illness. Currently there are 430 adult inpatient beds in WA. With the demand for mental health services expected to steadily increase over the coming years, this initiative looks to replace the 100+ beds closed by the Coalition when in Government. They will be opened in the coming year. The extra beds include 20 at Bentley Hospital; 18 at Bunbury Regional Hospital and 8 at Armadale Regional Hospital. Two new facilities to provide rehabilitation, disability and clinical support will be established north and south of the river, providing an additional 47 beds. Additionally the Mother and Baby Unit at Graylands Hospital will be transferred to King Edward Memorial Hospital and increased form a three bed to an eight bed unit. The 425 new mental health staff will consist mainly of the specialist psychiatrists, mental health nurses, social workers, and occupational therapists. These additional staff represent one of the biggest increases in mental health staffing in the State's history and is indicative of the Government's commitment to Mental Health Services in WA.
The additional acute inpatient beds will be opened in facilities in both the metropolitan area and Bunbury to care for patients with severe mental illness. Currently there are 430 adult inpatient beds in WA. With the demand for mental health services expected to steadily increase over the coming years, this initiative looks to replace the 100+ beds closed by the Coalition when in Government. They will be opened in the coming year. The extra beds include 20 at Bentley Hospital; 18 at Bunbury Regional Hospital and 8 at Armadale Regional Hospital. Two new facilities to provide rehabilitation, disability and clinical support will be established north and south of the river, providing an additional 47 beds. Additionally the Mother and Baby Unit at Graylands Hospital will be transferred to King Edward Memorial Hospital and increased form a three bed to an eight bed unit. The 425 new mental health staff will consist mainly of the specialist psychiatrists, mental health nurses, social workers, and occupational therapists. These additional staff represent one of the biggest increases in mental health staffing in the State's history and is indicative of the Government's commitment to Mental Health Services in WA.
The extra beds include 20 at Bentley Hospital; 18 at Bunbury Regional Hospital and 8 at Armadale Regional Hospital. Two new facilities to provide rehabilitation, disability and clinical support will be established north and south of the river, providing an additional 47 beds. Additionally the Mother and Baby Unit at Graylands Hospital will be transferred to King Edward Memorial Hospital and increased form a three bed to an eight bed unit. The 425 new mental health staff will consist mainly of the specialist psychiatrists, mental health nurses, social workers, and occupational therapists. These additional staff represent one of the biggest increases in mental health staffing in the State's history and is indicative of the Government's commitment to Mental Health Services in WA.
The 425 new mental health staff will consist mainly of the specialist psychiatrists, mental health nurses, social workers, and occupational therapists. These additional staff represent one of the biggest increases in mental health staffing in the State's history and is indicative of the Government's commitment to Mental Health Services in WA.
These additional staff represent one of the biggest increases in mental health staffing in the State's history and is indicative of the Government's commitment to Mental Health Services in WA.
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