❓ A Western Australian parliamentary question seeks detailed financial and service delivery data for mental health services across different regions. The response provides a breakdown of community support hours and costs associated with various mental health service types.
AnsweredQoN 3005Legislative Council
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I refer to the provision of mental health services for 2018-19 in
the East
Metropolitan, North Metropolitan, South
Metropolitan, Goldfields, Kimberley, Pilbara, Midwest, Great Southern, South West and
Wheatbelt regions, and I ask: (a) for each of these regions, will the Minister please advise: (i) the total number of hours of community support services provided; and (ii) the total cost of each of the following type of mental health services: (A) prevention activities? (B) community support? (C) community beds? (D) community treatment? (E) hospital based services?
the East
Metropolitan, North Metropolitan, South
Metropolitan, Goldfields, Kimberley, Pilbara, Midwest, Great Southern, South West and
Wheatbelt regions, and I ask: (a) for each of these regions, will the Minister please advise: (i) the total number of hours of community support services provided; and (ii) the total cost of each of the following type of mental health services: (A) prevention activities? (B) community support? (C) community beds? (D) community treatment? (E) hospital based services?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
8 September 2020
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Mental Health
Response time
9 days
I am advised:
(a) (i) In 2018/19 service providers reported to the Mental Health Commission a total of 209,070 hours of mental health community support service provision.
The table below provides a breakdown of direct hours of community support service provision in each region, including hours that could only be identified as State-wide or Metropolitan wide.
Hours of Community Support Services provided in 2018/19
Region
Total Hours of Support
East Metropolitan
2,233
North Metropolitan
15,760
South Metropolitan
9,857
Goldfields
3,569
Kimberley
767
Pilbara
381
Midwest
2,468
Great Southern
14,551
South West
11,182
Wheatbelt
3,228
State-wide
18,180
Metropolitan wide
126,894
Total
209,070
*Hours listed relate to service agreements and exclude grant agreements
(a) (ii) The table below provides a funding breakdown for (A) prevention activities, (B) community support, (C) community beds, (D) community treatment and (E) hospital based mental health services per region, including in-direct costs, for 2018/19.
Cost information for mental health services which could not be attributed to a single region, has also been provided as Country wide, Metropolitan wide or State-wide where relevant.
Cost breakdown for each mental health service provided in 2018/19
Region
Prevention
Community Support
Community beds
Community Treatment
Hospital based
Total
East Metropolitan
$0.0m
$3.1m
$7.2m
$70.4m
$107.4m
$188.0m
North Metropolitan
$0.0m
$3.7m
$7.9m
$71.4m
$150.8m
$233.8m
South Metropolitan
$0.1m
$1.2m
$3.4m
$69.3m
$62.7m
$136.7m
Goldfields
$0.2m
$0.6m
$1.3m
$6.2m
$4.6m
$12.9m
Kimberley
$0.0m
$0.2m
$0.0m
$10.8m
$7.6m
$18.6m
Pilbara
$0.0m
$0.2m
$1.6m
$6.4m
$0.0m
$8.2m
Midwest
$0.0m
$0.6m
$1.6m
$9.2m
$0.0m
$11.4m
Great Southern
$0.2m
$1.0m
$1.7m
$8.8m
$8.4m
$20.1m
South West
$0.2m
$1.3m
$4.3m
$14.5m
$13.9m
$34.2m
Wheatbelt
$0.2m
$0.4m
$0.0m
$6.3m
$0.0m
$6.9m
Country wide
$0.0m
$0.0m
$0.0m
$5.7m
$0.0m
$5.7m
State-wide
$3.8m
$6.8m
$0.9m
$54.3m
$28.3m
$94.1m
Metropolitan wide
$1.9m
$23.3m
$8.0m
$21.8m
$6.2m
$61.2m
Total
$6.7m *
$42.3m *
$37.8m *
$354.9m *
$390.0m *
$831.7m
*Totals may vary slightly due to rounding
(a) (i) In 2018/19 service providers reported to the Mental Health Commission a total of 209,070 hours of mental health community support service provision.
The table below provides a breakdown of direct hours of community support service provision in each region, including hours that could only be identified as State-wide or Metropolitan wide.
Hours of Community Support Services provided in 2018/19
Region
Total Hours of Support
East Metropolitan
2,233
North Metropolitan
15,760
South Metropolitan
9,857
Goldfields
3,569
Kimberley
767
Pilbara
381
Midwest
2,468
Great Southern
14,551
South West
11,182
Wheatbelt
3,228
State-wide
18,180
Metropolitan wide
126,894
Total
209,070
*Hours listed relate to service agreements and exclude grant agreements
(a) (ii) The table below provides a funding breakdown for (A) prevention activities, (B) community support, (C) community beds, (D) community treatment and (E) hospital based mental health services per region, including in-direct costs, for 2018/19.
Cost information for mental health services which could not be attributed to a single region, has also been provided as Country wide, Metropolitan wide or State-wide where relevant.
Cost breakdown for each mental health service provided in 2018/19
Region
Prevention
Community Support
Community beds
Community Treatment
Hospital based
Total
East Metropolitan
$0.0m
$3.1m
$7.2m
$70.4m
$107.4m
$188.0m
North Metropolitan
$0.0m
$3.7m
$7.9m
$71.4m
$150.8m
$233.8m
South Metropolitan
$0.1m
$1.2m
$3.4m
$69.3m
$62.7m
$136.7m
Goldfields
$0.2m
$0.6m
$1.3m
$6.2m
$4.6m
$12.9m
Kimberley
$0.0m
$0.2m
$0.0m
$10.8m
$7.6m
$18.6m
Pilbara
$0.0m
$0.2m
$1.6m
$6.4m
$0.0m
$8.2m
Midwest
$0.0m
$0.6m
$1.6m
$9.2m
$0.0m
$11.4m
Great Southern
$0.2m
$1.0m
$1.7m
$8.8m
$8.4m
$20.1m
South West
$0.2m
$1.3m
$4.3m
$14.5m
$13.9m
$34.2m
Wheatbelt
$0.2m
$0.4m
$0.0m
$6.3m
$0.0m
$6.9m
Country wide
$0.0m
$0.0m
$0.0m
$5.7m
$0.0m
$5.7m
State-wide
$3.8m
$6.8m
$0.9m
$54.3m
$28.3m
$94.1m
Metropolitan wide
$1.9m
$23.3m
$8.0m
$21.8m
$6.2m
$61.2m
Total
$6.7m *
$42.3m *
$37.8m *
$354.9m *
$390.0m *
$831.7m
*Totals may vary slightly due to rounding
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