❓ Hon Adele Farina questions the Minister for Mental Health on the lack of a Mental Health and Police Co-Response Program in the South West region, despite its inclusion in the WA Mental Health, Alcohol and other Drugs Services Plan 2015-2025. The Minister responds that the current program is a pilot and expansion will be considered after evaluation.
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The Western Australian Mental Health, Alcohol and other Drugs Services Plan 2015-2025 identified the need to include the South West region in the Mental Health and Police Co-Response Program, however the Minister has announced the program to operate only in the north and south metropolitan areas, what action is the Minister taking to deliver the program to the South West?
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Answered
10 May 2016
Responded by
Minister for Planning representing the Minister for Mental Health
Response time
34 days
The Western Australian Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drug Services Plan 2015-2025: Better Choices Better Lives, includes a commitment to develop and commission a police mental health co-response service by the end of 2017 but it does not specify a location for the service.
The current program is a pilot only and operates in a limited area within both the north metropolitan and south metropolitan areas.
Consideration will be given to expanding the program beyond the south east and north west metropolitan districts following the outcome of the evaluation due at the end of the two year trial.
The current program is a pilot only and operates in a limited area within both the north metropolitan and south metropolitan areas.
Consideration will be given to expanding the program beyond the south east and north west metropolitan districts following the outcome of the evaluation due at the end of the two year trial.
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