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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1996 Week 12 Hansard (21 November) . . Page.. 4218 ..

This initiative will lead to increased coordination of resources in the mental health sector; allow the introduction of common service standards; and facilitate better planning for future requirements.

The Government has decided that the ACT should participate in two important national research projects being conducted under the National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing.

The first project, to be carried out by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, will involve more than 10,000 households across Australia and will seek to gain an overall picture of adult mental health issues.

The second project is the Low Prevalence Disorders Component, which will be carried out under the auspices of the University of Western Australia.

It will seek to determine characteristics and needs of people with a severe psychosis in key centres around Australia, including Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth.

The Government will support an application to the Private Practice Trust Fund to enable Canberra, hopefully, to be included.

It is anticipated that the data collected in these surveys will provide an excellent basis for planning effective future service delivery in the ACT.

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