TY - JOUR
T1 - Rapid deployment of support for a mental health crisis
T2 - 10 priorities framing Australia's COVID-19 pandemic response
AU - Desborough, Jane
AU - Blashki, Grant
AU - Hall Dykgraaf, Sally
AU - Vine, Ruth
AU - Roddam, Mark
AU - Munindradasa, Ashvini
AU - Kidd, Michael
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 The Author(s) . Published by CSIRO Publishing on behalf of La Trobe University.
PY - 2022/5/24
Y1 - 2022/5/24
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - COVID-19
KW - community
KW - mental health
KW - policy
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85131645130&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1071/PY22006
DO - 10.1071/PY22006
M3 - Article
SN - 1448-7527
VL - 28
SP - 271
EP - 282
JO - Australian Journal of Primary Health
JF - Australian Journal of Primary Health
IS - 4
ER -