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Rapid deployment of support for a mental health crisis: 10 priorities framing Australia's COVID-19 pandemic response.
- Source :
- Australian Journal of Primary Health; 2022, Vol. 28 Issue 4, p271-282, 12p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged the mental health of communities worldwide, with the triple pressures of financial insecurity, lockdowns, and worry about the infection. Australia rapidly deployed resources to protect the mental wellbeing of the community through supplementing existing services, supporting at-risk groups, investing in social supports, embracing technology, and supporting the health workforce. This paper describes the Australian Government's investment in mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic in relation to the 10 priority areas identified in Australia's National Mental Health Pandemic Response Plan. The COVID-19 pandemic and associated public health measuresgenerated substantial and ongoing challenges for the mental health and wellbeing of Australian communities. Australian Government funded initiatives were rapidly instituted between different levels of government and with community mental health organisations. These policy actions aimed to provide agile responses to promote community resilience and strengthen services for vulnerable groups, including older people, those with existing mental health conditions, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and health and essential service providers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- MENTAL illness treatment
MENTAL illness prevention
PSYCHIATRIC diagnosis
MENTAL illness risk factors
SUICIDE prevention
HEALTH policy
WELL-being
HEALTH services accessibility
CHANGE management
MEDICAL care
SEVERITY of illness index
SOCIAL isolation
CONTINUUM of care
LABOR supply
COMMUNICATION
LONELINESS
HEALTH care teams
DECISION making
GOVERNMENT aid
HEALTH impact assessment
COVID-19 pandemic
MEDICAL needs assessment
HEALTH promotion
HEALTH planning
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14487527
- Volume :
- 28
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Australian Journal of Primary Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 158510790
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1071/PY22006