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Freedom of Information Act, pursuant to section 39—Copy of notice provided to the Ombudsman—Freedom of Information request—Decision not made in time—Community Services Directorate (FOI-CYF-20/15), dated 14 April 2022.
National Agreement on Closing the Gap—Annual Report 2022, dated September 2022.
Non-payment of fines—Penalties for minor offences—Government response to Assembly resolution of 24 March 2022.
Planning and Development Act, pursuant to section 76—Approval—Variation to the Territory Plan No 328—Oaks Estate: Zone changes and amendments to the Oaks Estate Precinct Map and Code, including associated documents, dated 16 September 2022.
Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse—ACT Government Fourth Progress Report responding to recommendations, dated August 2022, together with a statement.
Youth Mental Health—A Framework for Change: ACT Mental Health Workforce Strategy—Government response to Assembly resolution of 8 October 2021.
Children and young people—mental health—government response
MR GENTLEMAN (Brindabella—Manager of Government Business, Minister for Corrections, Minister for Industrial Relations and Workplace Safety, Minister for Planning and Land Management and Minister for Police and Emergency Services) (3.07): Pursuant to standing order 211, I move:
That the Assembly take note of the following paper:
Youth Mental Health—A Framework for Change: ACT Mental Health Workforce Strategy—Government response to Assembly resolution of 8 October 2021.
MS DAVIDSON (Murrumbidgee—Assistant Minister for Families and Community Services, Minister for Disability, Minister for Justice Health, Minister for Mental Health, Minister for Veterans and Seniors) (3.08): Madam Speaker, on 8 October 2021, a resolution was passed by the Legislative Assembly for an ACT mental health workforce strategy to be developed within six months. On 21 March 2022, I shared with you the progress we had made and the process we were undertaking towards developing this strategy.
Today, I am pleased to present the ACT Mental Health Workforce Strategy: A Framework for Change. I remind members that, since the passing of the resolution, significant work has been undertaken, through co-design with the ACT mental health sector, to develop the strategy. It aims to support positive outcomes in the mental health and wellbeing of the ACT mental health workforce, as well as enabling the workforce to deliver outcomes for the community through the delivery of services.
The strategy outlines the sector’s shared objectives, their expectations on the values and principles that should underpin workforce initiatives and the desired outcomes. Four priority areas for reform have been determined through this process, including data-driven planning, monitoring and evaluation; attraction, recruitment and retention;
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