Mental health information for health professionals
Nominations for Lived Experience Representatives
NT Health is calling for expressions of interest for two individuals with lived experience to provide a consumer, carer and/or community voice on the Mental Health Approved Procedures and Quality Assurance Committee.
By providing this consumer perspective, the lived experience representatives will help improve mental health and wellbeing outcomes for Territorians.
Successful applicants will be expected to attend up to four meetings per year, either face-to-face or via video conference and respond to requests for input or feedback on resources that are under development or review on an ongoing basis.
In you have any questions or wish to apply, please contact:
Mental Health Alcohol and Other Drugs Branch
Phone: 08 8999 2691
mhaod.doh@nt.gov.au
This information is for health professionals. For crisis counselling and other support areas please ring 1800 682 288 or go to the 24 Hour Mental Health Hotlines
The Mental Health Alcohol and Other Drugs Branch is a specialist policy and project unit within NT Health. It is responsible for:
- monitoring the delivery of mental health alcohol and other drugs services
- service development and integration
- mental health and alcohol and other drug legislative reform matters
- national mental health and alcohol and other drug reform agenda activities and projects
- provision of funding to non-government organisations.
Northern Territory Mental Health Clinical Collaborative
The Mental Health Clinical Collaborative brings together clinicians, service providers and community stakeholders to focus on the responsiveness and coordination of mental health care in the Northern Territory and the provision of timely and high quality appropriate care at the right place and at the right time.
Key functions
- To provide a mechanism for collaboration and communication between clinicians, service providers and community stakeholders.
- To promote an opportunity to exchange information, transfer knowledge, and discuss lessons learnt.
- To communicate alerts, directives and outputs or decisions relating to collaborations with national and international government and non-government agencies.
- To manage a program of service improvement initiatives, aligned with available resources.
Key principles
- Focus on the improvement in delivery of high quality mental health care and to improve the outcomes through a system wide approach.
- Support a patient-centred approach to care and service provision that meets individuals’ needs with emphasis on supporting and empowering people to achieve favourable healthcare experiences and outcomes.
- Engage with local health services to improve on current work and avoid duplication.
- Nurture the transformational changes in the health system to improve the clinical engagement with a focus on culture and leadership.
- Promote a culture of continuous improvement through informed best available evidence.
- Understand that the physical, social, spiritual and psychological approach to care requires consideration of a wider perspective.
- Be respectful in engagement with Aboriginal communities and respect the voices of Aboriginal individuals and communities.
Membership
Membership of the Mental Health Clinical Collaborative includes those who use and provide services across the continuum of care i.e. community members, academics/researchers and other representatives or class of representatives, as listed below:
- allied health practitioners
- Aboriginal health practitioners
- general practitioners (GPs)
- private practitioners
- the Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory (AMSANT)
- the Chief Health Officer
- the Chief Psychiatrist
- non-government organisations.
To join the Mental Health Clinical Collaborative:
Step 1. Fill in the expression of interest form.
Expression of interest form PDF (127.9 KB)
Expression of interest form DOCX (61.3 KB)
Step 2. Submit your form by mail or email:
Mental Health Alcohol and Other Drugs Branch
PO Box 40596
Casuarina NT 0811
mhaod.doh@nt.gov.au
Meeting dates
The Mental Health Clinical Collaborative meets 4 times per year.
Refer to the schedule for proposed meeting dates and times below.
| Date | Time | Venue | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 4 May 2022 | 1:30pm to 3pm | Manunda Place, Darwin | DCVL2 Training Room |
| Wednesday 3 August 2022 | 1:30pm to 3pm | Manunda Place, Darwin | DCVL2 Training Room |
| Wednesday 2 November 2022 | 1:30pm to 3pm | Manunda Place, Darwin | DCVL2 Training Room |
| Wednesday 1 February 2023 | 1:30pm to 3pm | Manunda Place, Darwin | DCVL2 Training Room |
More information
For further information on the NT Mental Health Clinical Collaborative contact the Mental Health Alcohol and Other Drugs Branch by phone 08 8999 2691 or email mhaod.doh@nt.gov.au.
Protocol between NT Health and NT Police for mental health matters
The protocol for cooperative arrangements in mental health matters between NT Health and NT Police is an agreement between NT Police and NT Health to work in cooperation to promote a safe and coordinated system of response and care for people known, or suspected to be experiencing mental illness, disturbance or complex cognitive impairment, or exhibiting behaviours that may indicate such, and who may require care and treatment under the Mental Health and Related Services Act (MHARS Act) 1998.
Contact
Mental Health Alcohol and Other Drugs Branch - Darwin
PO Box 40596
Casuarina NT 0811
Phone: 08 8999 2691
mhaod.doh@nt.gov.au
For other related services, please contact:
- Northern Territory Mental Health Coalition (NTMHC) - peak body for community-managed mental health
- Community based mental health services - various non-government services
- NT Community Visitor Program - independent complaints, advocacy, monitoring and inspection body.
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