We have committed $22.47 million to fund a statewide mental health service for Aboriginal people with severe and persistent mental illnesses.

 

The Statewide Specialist Aboriginal Mental Health Service (SSAMHS) will help deliver:

• better discharge planning and treatment planning to help people transition back into their community
• brokering elders to participate in individual cases
• clinical services for Aboriginal people in custody or on parole
• a bigger focus on primary health.

SSAMHS will mainly be delivered by the Department of Health mental health services in the metropolitan and country areas. In additional $22.3million has been allocated to social and emotional well being programs through the Department of Health. Most of these will be delivered by non-government organisations.