A WA parliamentary question seeks information on the Mental Health Commission's use of NGOs, including the number commissioned, consumers served, future commissioning plans, and FTEs required for management. The answer provides figures for current NGOs and consumers served, but is vague on future commissioning.

AnsweredQoN 3638Legislative Council
Asked
15 March 2011
Portfolio
Mental Health

QuestionView source ↗

I refer to Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) utilised by the Mental Health Commission, and I ask -
(1) How many NGOs have been commissioned?
(2) How many consumers do these NGOs cover?
(3) Will there be any more NGOs commissioned in 2011?
(4) If yes to (3), how many?
(5) How many FTE’s are required to manage the NGOs at Government level?

AnswerView source ↗

Answered
5 April 2011
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health
Response time
21 days
(1) The Mental Health Commission (MHC) currently funds 78 non-government organisations.
(2) In 2009/10, approximately 11,400 mental health consumers received support from MHC funded non-government organisations (NGOs).
(3-4)Funding arrangements with NGOs will be assessed on an ongoing basis.
(5) Currently a total of 7 MHC FTE manage government and non-government agreements.
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