Tailor services and messaging to respond to the cultural determinants of health Focus on access to mental health Develop specific strategies to target and reduce mental ill support services for groups with lower health among priority populations access and greater need Fill gaps for key populations, for example 0-12 and 25+ categories of people who are not served by existing services. Invest in services for bipolar disorder and schizophrenia Expand existing services for lower Primary Health Networks to coordinate services and prevalence high impact conditions support lower prevalence conditions through development of capability protocols and clinical governance models. Support innovative initiatives to Build engagement among this priority population. develop a new generation of mental health services through co-design with adolescents and women Embed practices to reduce stigma associated with mental ill-health Action Detail Messaging should highlight the importance of giving the end-user a voice, in particular the lived-experience voice – Promote positive mental health ordinary women and girls should be advocates for their messaging through mobile and digital peers. channels, to combat stigma and Use these diverse voices to reflect diverse experiences on a misinformation that affects women variety of forms of mental ill-health, including and girls understood conditions. Acknowledge and address the role of trauma in mental Use a co-design approach to identify language preferences. Educate the Australian community on Advertise online resources for organisations and institutions the use of appropriate, to similarly responsible language. language around mental Continue working to normalise everyday conversations health around suicide. Invest in continuing education and Focus on the needs of transgender, intersex, non-binary and awareness-raising for health gender-diverse Australians. professionals to embed inclusive Consider specific actions to reduce harm and improve practices in the health system engagement with the health system.
Focus on access to mental health support services for groups with lower access and greater need Tailor services and messaging to respond to the cultural determinants of health Develop specific strategies to target and reduce mental ill health among priority populations Fill gaps for key populations, for example 0-12 and 25+ categories of people who are not served by existing services. Expand existing services for lower prevalence high impact conditions Invest in services for bipolar disorder and schizophrenia Primary Health Networks to coordinate services and support lower prevalence conditions through development of capability protocols and clinical governance models. Support innovative initiatives to develop a new generation of mental health services through co-design with adolescents and women Build engagement among this priority population. Embed practices to reduce stigma associated with mental ill-health Action Detail Promote positive mental health messaging through mobile and digital channels, to combat stigma and misinformation that affects women and girls Messaging should highlight the importance of giving the end-user a voice, in particular the lived-experience voice – ordinary women and girls should be advocates for their peers. Use these diverse voices to reflect diverse experiences on a variety of forms of mental ill-health, including conditions. Acknowledge and address the role of trauma in mental Educate the Australian community on the use of appropriate, language around mental health Use a co-design approach to identify language preferences. Advertise online resources for organisations and institutions to similarly responsible language. Continue working to normalise everyday conversations around suicide. Invest in continuing education and awareness-raising for health professionals to embed inclusive practices in the health system Focus on the needs of transgender, intersex, non-binary and gender-diverse Australians. Consider specific actions to reduce harm and improve engagement with the health system. understood
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