Mental Health

 

General Practice Gold Coast is involved in many Commonwealth and local mental health initiatives and services including:

  • The delivery of services under the Better Outcomes - Access to Allied Psychological Services (ATAPS) program. This program has three streams, they are available until December 2009:
  • Supporting GPs and practices referring to the Better Access Initiative - the Medicare Psychological Services
  • Developing Mental Health Clinical and Service Delivery Pathways
  • Supporting GPs in ongoing mental health professional development activities - The General Practice Mental Health Standards Collaboration
  • Collaborating with other Mental Health Providers / Organisations such as:
    • headspace Gold Coast
    • Heads-up Stage 2 Consortia
    • Gold Coast District Acute and Community Services