Existing Effort Targeted Actions Measures of Success Under the Australian Government’s FASD The Department of Health will continue to Release of the national FASD Action Plan, a FASD diagnostic tool will be liaise with service providers and key Diagnostic Tool. finalised, and guidelines developed, to stakeholders, and consult with the FASD Implementation of the FASD support diagnosis and early management Technical Network to reduce FASD in the projects the National FASD of FASD, including appropriate referral Australian population in line with the Action Plan. pathways. activities under the FASD Action Plan. Improved data collection on Funding of best practice resources and (Lead Department of Health) – FASD. more support for Drug and Alcohol services to directly engage with women at risk has also been provided. Through the Department of Health’s The Department of Health will promote the Research specific key Hearing Services Program, funding is outcomes of research concerning Aboriginal performance indicators for the provided for research and development and Torres Strait Islander people with Hearing Services Program are activities into hearing health, prevention hearing impairment or at risk of met. and rehabilitation funded research and acquiring hearing impairment via the Office development activities are undertaken by of Hearing Services website and the the National Acoustic Laboratories (NAL) Hearing Education and Research Network and various research institutions, through (HEARnet) website. the Hearing Loss Prevention Program Individual research institutions also (HLPP). disseminate their research outcomes via the online publications of reports and further promote their research through presentations, launches, media events and publications. (Lead Department of Health) – The Australian Government Response to Primary Health Networks (PHNs) will Increased access to culturally Contributing Lives, Thriving Communities, conduct needs assessments to inform appropriate and safe mental Review of Mental Health Programs and activity work plans and then purchase or health services for Aboriginal Services, sets out a reform package that commission mental health services at the and Torres Strait Islander will transform Commonwealth mental local level to deliver those services. One of people. health funding and programme delivery to the six key objectives for PHNs in mental achieve a more efficient, integrated and health is enhancing and better integrating sustainable mental health system, to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental improve mental health services for all health services. Australians. (Lead Department of Health) –
Existing Effort Targeted Actions Measures of Success Under the Australian Government’s FASD Action Plan, a FASD diagnostic tool will be finalised, and guidelines developed, to support diagnosis and early management of FASD, including appropriate referral pathways. Funding of best practice resources and more support for Drug and Alcohol services to directly engage with women at risk has also been provided. The Department of Health will continue to liaise with service providers and key stakeholders, and consult with the FASD Technical Network to reduce FASD in the Australian population in line with the activities under the FASD Action Plan. (Lead – Department of Health) Release of the national FASD Diagnostic Tool. Implementation of the FASD projects the National FASD Action Plan. Improved data collection on FASD. Through the Department of Health’s Hearing Services Program, funding is provided for research and development activities into hearing health, prevention and rehabilitation funded research and development activities are undertaken by the National Acoustic Laboratories (NAL) and various research institutions, through the Hearing Loss Prevention Program (HLPP). The Department of Health will promote the outcomes of research concerning Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with hearing impairment or at risk of acquiring hearing impairment via the Office of Hearing Services website and the Hearing Education and Research Network (HEARnet) website. Individual research institutions also disseminate their research outcomes via the online publications of reports and further promote their research through presentations, launches, media events and publications. (Lead – Department of Health) Research specific key performance indicators for the Hearing Services Program are met. The Australian Government Response to Contributing Lives, Thriving Communities, Review of Mental Health Programs and Services, sets out a reform package that will transform Commonwealth mental health funding and programme delivery to achieve a more efficient, integrated and sustainable mental health system, to improve mental health services for all Australians. Primary Health Networks (PHNs) will conduct needs assessments to inform activity work plans and then purchase or commission mental health services at the local level to deliver those services. One of the six key objectives for PHNs in mental health is enhancing and better integrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health services. (Lead – Department of Health) Increased access to culturally appropriate and safe mental health services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
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