Leviathans reprised: Adult Mental Health Centres

Jeffrey C.L. Looi; Stephen R. Kisely; Stephen Allison; Tarun Bastiampillai; William Pring

doi:10.1177/0004867420984234

Leviathans reprised: Adult Mental Health Centres

Jeffrey C.L. Looi, Stephen R. Kisely, Stephen Allison, Tarun Bastiampillai, William Pring

College of Medicine and Public Health

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Abstract

We raise concerns about, and offer alternatives to, the Commonwealth Government announcement of AUD$114.5 million in the 2019–2020 budget for a trial of eight Adult Mental Health Centres (AMHCs) situated within primary healthcare networks (PHNs) in all state/territory jurisdictions (Department_of_Health, 2020a). AMHCs were inspired by the Headspace model and will provide care to adults who are too old for youth-focused services (over 25 years old). The AMHCs ostensibly are ‘… intended to complement, not replace or duplicate, mental health services already provided in the community...

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	132-134
Number of pages	3
Journal	Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
Volume	55
Issue number	2
Early online date	11 Jan 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0004867420984234
Publication status	Published - Feb 2021

Keywords

Mental Health
Adult Mental Health Centres (AMHC)
primary healthcare networks
Government funding
Australia

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