New money for mental health : will it make things better for rural and remote Australia? Dunbar, James, Hickie, Ian B., Wakerman, John and Reddy, Prasuna 2007, New money for mental health : will it make things better for rural and remote Australia?, Medical journal of Australia, vol. 186, no. 11, pp. 587-589. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads dunbar-newmoney-2007.pdf Published version application/pdf 900.07KB 231 Title New money for mental health : will it make things better for rural and remote Australia? Author(s) Dunbar, James orcid.org/0000-0003-0866-4365 Hickie, Ian B. Wakerman, John Reddy, Prasuna Journal name Medical journal of Australia Volume number 186 Issue number 11 Start page 587 End page 589 Publisher Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty. Ltd Place of publication Sydney, N.S.W. Publication date 2007-06-04 ISSN 0025-729X 1326-5377 Keyword(s) Australia family practice health care costs health services accessibility humans medically underserved area mental disorders -- economics mental disorders -- prevention & control mental health services mental health services -- economics mental health services -- utilization national health programs referral & consultation rural health services rural health services -- manpower Summary New Australian government funding for the Better Outcomes in Mental Health Care initiative is a significant step forward for mental health, with general practitioners now able to offer direct referrals to psychologists, social workers, occupational therapists and Aboriginal health workers. Incentives for better teamwork between GPs and other mental health professionals have been introduced, but may have unintended consequences, including an exacerbation of workforce shortages in rural and remote areas. Possible solutions to these shortages include rural scholarships for students in the mental health professions; recruitment and retention of students coordinated by university departments of rural health; better access to continuing professional development; and federally funded rural positions and additional financial incentives for rural mental health practitioners. Language eng Field of Research 111714 Mental Health HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2007, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Proprietary, Ltd. Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30007127 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Arts and Education Faculty of Health School of Health and Social Development Higher Education Research Group Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Tue, 03 Mar 2009, 09:03:14 EST Fri, 31 Jul 2009, 11:53:38 EST Mon, 23 Nov 2009, 13:00:20 EST Mon, 16 Jun 2014, 08:25:48 EST Tue, 05 Dec 2017, 06:19:44 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 13:44:03 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 17 times in TR Web of Science Cited 19 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 806 Abstract Views, 231 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 29 Sep 2008, 08:48:36 EST