SANE has become the first organisation in Australia to have its digital mental health services formally accredited for safety, efficacy and security by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care.
According to the Commission, "The National Safety and Quality Digital Mental Health Standards provide a framework to guide safe use of digital mental health technologies.
"A service provider's assessment to these voluntary standards is a clear demonstration of their commitment to building and maintaining systems and processes that support high-quality services, backed by evidence, and that take privacy seriously."
Australia is the first country in the world to offer govt accreditation for digital mental health services.
According to the independent auditor, ''SANE presents as an outstanding organisation in terms of their visionary and robust leadership, governance and operational management, comprehensive documentation, the high calibre of staff; focus on training and development, quality of services provided, and extensive evidence of engagement with people with lived experience in planning, developing and delivering services."
SANE CEO Rachel Green was delighted saying, "this is a huge achievement and demonstrates SANE's commitment to safety and quality - speaking volumes to the strengths of being a lived experience-led organisation, strongly focused on those who our services are co-designed to support."
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