Too late for early intervention? The Healthy Ageing Service's mental health response.
Australas Psychiatry
; 31(6): 830-834, 2023 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-37915128
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
This paper describes the rationale for and development of an innovative mental health service for people aged over 65 years living in Northern and Eastern Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.CONCLUSION:
The Healthy Ageing Service (HAS) was established in July 2020 to provide care for people aged over 65 years experiencing mild-to-moderate mental health concerns. It embraces a prevention and early intervention model of care. It provides primary consultation and brief intervention, secondary consultation, and capacity building to the primary healthcare sector. This innovative service is a Commonwealth-funded partnership between two tertiary mental health service providers that incorporates the recommendations from two major Royal Commissions. It demonstrates a service that acts as a bridge between primary and specialist mental health care, thereby extending mental health services to target the 'missing middle' and is potentially a model for mental health service provision throughout Victoria and Australia.Palavras-chave
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Envelhecimento Saudável
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Serviços de Saúde Mental
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Oceania
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Australas Psychiatry
Assunto da revista:
PSIQUIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Austrália