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.