Page 692 - Week 02 - Thursday, 20 February 2020
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The recently released Productivity Commission’s Draft Report on Mental Health highlights the significant complexity of the service system resulting from multiple funding streams and shared responsibility between different levels of government. The Office for Mental Health and Wellbeing led the development of the whole of ACT Government submission. The submission highlighted the need for structural reform of the complex funding arrangements, addressing the social and economic determinants of mental health and improving community knowledge of, and support to access, services. The Office will continue to have a lead role in the ACT Government to promote and facilitate the development of responses to the Productivity Commission recommendations.
Mental health—work plan
(Question No 2859)
Mrs Dunne asked the Minister for Mental Health, upon notice, on 29 November 2019:
(1) What work has the Office of Mental Health and Wellbeing completed under the Work Plan 2019–2021 and what has been discovered, in relation to each of the key deliverables listed on page 27 of the Work Plan.
(2) Is work on all deliverables proceeding according to the timeline; if not (a) which ones are lagging, (b) why and (c) what is being done to catch up.
Mr Rattenbury: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) The Office for Mental Health and Wellbeing (the Office) has released a Community Engagement Commitment (previously known as the Community Engagement Strategy) which was developed in partnership with the mental health sector. This commitment highlights the approach the Office is committing to undertake how the Office works across government and the community.
A further key deliverable in the Work Plan is a Suicide Prevention Strategy which is being implemented through the delivery of the Lifespan Initiative.
The Office has undertaken a review of children and young people across the continuum to understand the challenges and issues facing children and young people in relation to their mental health and wellbeing. Consideration of the findings is being discussed, and the review will be made available to the public in early 2020.
The Office has developed an Evaluation Strategy for the Office and is also is working closely with CMTEDD in the development of the whole of government Wellbeing Framework which will include consideration of mental health. This work will inform the Mental Health Outcomes Framework which has commenced.
(2) The majority of the projects have been delivered or have commenced as per the timeline in the Work Plan. There is a delay in the development of the Mental Health Outcomes Framework as this is dependent on the outcomes of the Wellbeing Framework. This project will be delivered in a suitable timeframe that aligns to the outcomes of the Wellbeing Framework.
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