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Monday, August 12, 2013

Mental health services in Australia

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare's mental health services in Australia website has just been updated to include the latest information on:
  • Services provided by general practitioners
  • Medicare-subsidised mental health-related services
  • Specialist homelessness services
  • Mental health-related prescriptions
  • Admitted patient mental health-related care
  • Expenditure on mental health

AIHW estimates that over $6 billion per annum is spent on mental health-related services in Australia. Services include residential and community services, hospital based services (both in-patient and outpatient), consultation with specialists and General practitioners.    

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