BACKGROUND: Australia commenced a 5-year reform of mental health services in 1993. AIMS: To report on the changes to mental health services achieved by 1998. METHOD: Analysis of data from the Australian National Mental Health Report 2000 and an independent evaluation of the National Mental Health Strategy. RESULTS: Mental health expenditure increased 30% in real terms, with an 87% growth in community expenditures, a 38% increase in general hospitals and a 29% decrease in psychiatric hospitals. The growth in private psychiatry, averaging 6% annually prior to 1992, was reversed. Consumer and carer involvement in services increased. CONCLUSIONS: Major structural reform was achieved but there was limited evidence that these changes had been accompanied by improved service quality. The National Mental Health Strategy was renewed for another 5 years.
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Whiteford, H., Buckingham, B., & Manderscheid, R. (2002). Australia’s National Mental Health Strategy. The British Journal of Psychiatry : The Journal of Mental Science, 180, 210–215. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.180.3.210
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