THE 10-year National Mental Health Workforce Strategy will guide coordinated action over the next decade to ensure Australians can get the mental healthcare they need.
With demand for mental health services outstripping supply and a workforce unevenly distributed, the Govt hopes its strategy sets out a "clear plan to attract, train, maximise, support, and retain a diverse workforce", that can meet the current and future needs of all Australians.
This includes opportunities to grow the rural and remote workforce & increase First Nations people's representation and other priority populations.
Pharmacist and Assistant Minister Emma McBride said, "the backbone of our mental healthcare system is the dedicated professionals who work in it, but recent challenges have stretched our systems of care, and the mental health workforce.
"This strategy outlines how to get the right mix of professionals in the right place and is critical to making support affordable and accessible."
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