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POLICY DIRECTIVES
NSW Department of Health Policy Directives communicate material that is to be complied with and implemented by the new NSW public health system.
- PD2007_059 - Aboriginal Mental Health and Well Being Policy 2006-2010
- PD2005_037 - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Policy
- PD2006_003 - Child Protection Issues for Mental Health Services - Risk of Harm Assessment Checklist
- PD2008_005 - Discharge Planning for Adult Mental Health Inpatient Services
- PD2005_103 - Locking of Patients' Bedrooms in Psychiatric Inpatient Facilities
- PD2005_121 - Management of Patients with Possible Suicidal Behaviour
- PD2005_014 - Medical Practitioners - Use of Assumed Names on Admission to Psychiatric Units
- PD2006_042 - Mental Health Ambulatory (MH-AMB) Data Collection Reporting and Submission Requirements 1 July 2006
- PD2006_041 - Mental Health Outcomes & Assessment Tools (MH-OAT) Data Collection Reporting Requirement 1 July 2006
- PD2005_039 - Mental Health Services to People with Developmental Disabilities
- PD2005_057 - Mental Health, HIV and AIDS: A Policy Statement
- PD2005_358 - MH-OAT Clinical Assessment Protocols and Modules - NSW Standardised
- PD2008_067 - Multicultural Mental Health Plan 2008-2012
- PD2005_002 - Patients Absconding from a Psychiatric Hospital
- PD2009_027 - Physical Health Care Within Mental Health Services
- PD2005_044 - Psychiatric Patients - Guidelines for the Transport of Psychiatric Patients
- PD2005_038 - Psychiatric Patients Placement in Boarding Houses and Other Accommodation Facilities
- PD2005_056 - Psychotropic Drugs in Mental Health Services (Policies and Procedures on the Use of)
- PD2007_054 - Seclusion Practices in Psychiatric Facilities
- PD2005_139 - Transport of People Who are Mentally Ill
- PD2005_484 - Trust Fund Procedures - Mental Health Hospitals
- PD2005_315 - Zero Tolerance Response to Violence in the NSW Health Workplace
GUIDELINES
NSW Department of Health Guidelines provide advice or guidance to the NSW public health system. They do not require compliance.
- GL2006_014- Aged Care - Working with People with Challenging Behaviours in Residential Aged Care Facilities
- GL2008_009 - Drug and Alcohol Psychosocial Interventions Professional Practice Guidelines
- GL2005_035 - Firearms Security
- GL2006_014- Guidelines for Working with People with Challenging Behaviours in Residential Aged Care Facilities
- GL2008_016 - Mental Health Clinical Documentation - Redesigned
- GL2005_006 - Mentally Ill Young People - Severely Disturbed - Interim Guidelines for Acute Care
- GL2009_007 - Physical Health Care of Mental Health Consumers
- GL2005_049 - Sexual Safety in NSW Mental Health Services - Guidelines for the Promotion of- 2nd Edition
- GL2006_013 - Specialist Mental Health Services for Older People (SMHSOP) - NSW Service Plan - 2005-2015
MENTAL HEALTH PUBLICATIONS AND RESOURCES
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- Care and Support Pack for Families and Friends Bereaved by Suicide
- Care of Patients with Dementia in General Practice
- Caring for mental health
- Caring for mental health in a multicultural society
- Charter for Mental Health Care in NSW
- Children of parents with mental illness
- Community Mental Health Strategy 2007-2012 (NSW) - Summary
- Community Mental Health Strategy 2007-2012 (NSW): From prevention and early intervention to recovery
- Connecting with Carers is Everybody's Business - A training resource for family friendly mental health services- (CD and publication to be provided in hard copy)
- Consensus Guidelines for Assessment and Management of Depression in the Elderly
- Consultation Paper: Review of the forensic provisions of the Mental Health Act 1990 and the Mental Health (Criminal Procedure) Act 1990
- Coping with grief after a suicide death
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- Eating Disorder Toolkit (CD and publication to be provided in hard copy)
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- Housing and Accommodation Support Initiative Report 1: Summary
- Housing and Accommodation Support Initiative (HASI) Evaluation Report
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- Implementation of NSW Government Response to the Select Committee Inquiry into Mental Health Services in New South Wales Status Report March 2007
- Interagency Action Plan for Better Mental Health - First Yearly Progress Report
- Interagency Action Plan for Better Mental Health: Second Yearly Progress Report
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- Mental Health Act 2007
- Mental Health Regulation 2007
- Mental Health Act Information Bulletin
- Amendments to the Mental Health Act 2007 Information Bulletin
- Mental Health Act 2007 Information Sheet for Consumers and Carers
- Mental Health Act 2007 Understanding the Key Changes in the Mental Health Act 2007
- Mental Health Emergency Response 2007: Memorandum of Understanding
- Mental Health (Forensic Provisions) Act 1990
- Mental Health (Forensic Provisions) Regulation 2009
- Mental Health (Forensic Provisions) Act 1990 Information Bulletin
- Mental Health (Forensic Provisions) Act 1990- Fact Sheet for Patients and Carers
- The Guide to Understanding the Key Changes to Forensic Mental Health Legislation
- Mental health information for general practitioners regarding the recent tsunami disaster
- Mental Health Resource for Drug and Alcohol Workers
- MH-COPES Measuring and Responding to Consumer Perceptions and Experiences of Adult Mental Health Services 0- Stage 1
- My Health Record Mental Health Pilot Project Evaluation Report Summary and Distribution Protocol
- MH-OAT Clinical Assessment Protocols and Modules - NSW Standardised
- MH-OAT Data Collection Reporting Requirement
- Your Guide to MH-OAT
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- NSW Carers Action Plan 2007-2012 Summary
- NSW Government Response to Tracking Tragedy 2004
- NSW Government's Interim Response to Tracking Tragedy (2007)
- NSW Health Mental Health/ Drug and Alcohol Comorbidity Framework for Action
- NSW Mental Health Outcomes and Assessment Training (MH-OAT) Facilitator's Manual
- NSW Mental Health Outcomes and Assessment Training for Children and Adolescents (MH-OATCA) Facilitator's Manual
- NSW: A new direction for Mental Health
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- NSW Service Plan for Specialist Mental Health Services for Older People 2005-2015
- Summary Report: The Management and Accommodation of Older People with Severely and Persistently Challenging Behaviours
- Guidelines for Working with People with Challenging Behaviours in Residential Aged Care Facilities
- Suicide Prevention for Older People - Training Manual
- Consensus Guidelines for the Management of Depression in the Elderly Adapting the Ward for People with Dementia
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- Parenting Partnerships, NSW - Resource and literature review
- Parenting Partnerships, NSW - Strategy 2002-2004
- Parenting Program for mental health
- Physical Health Mental Health Handbook
- Linking physical and mental health….it makes sense – for people who use mental health services
- Linking physical and mental health….it makes sense – for families, carers and friends
- Linking physical and mental health….it makes sense – for mental health services
- Linking physical and mental health….it makes sense – for General Practitioners (GPs)
- Physical Health Care – what to expect from your Mental Health Service
- Prevention Initiatives for Child and Adolescent Mental Health: NSW Resource Document
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- Redesigned Mental Health Clinical Documentation- Information Bulletin - notification of availability.
- Redesigned Mental Health Clinical Documentation Guidelines on Use
- Review of the forensic provisions of the Mental Health Act 1990 & the Mental Health (Criminal Procedures) Act 1990
- Review of the Mental Health Act 1990
- Review of the New South Wales Forensic Mental Health Legislation
- Review of the NSW Mental Health Nursing Enhancement Program - Final Report
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- School-Link Initiative (NSW)
- School-Link: health and education working together. School-Link Training Program Evaluation Summary of Results and Recommendations
- School-Link: health and education working together. School-Link Training Program Report
- Suicide in New South Wales. We need to know more - The NSW Suicide Data Report
- Suicide Risk Assessment and Management Protocols : Community Mental Health Service
- Suicide Risk Assessment and Management Protocols : Emergency Department
- Suicide Risk Assessment and Management Protocols : General Community Health Service
- Suicide Risk Assessment and Management Protocols : General Hospital Ward
- Suicide Risk Assessment and Management Protocols : Justice Health Long Bay Hospital
- Suicide Risk Assessment and Management Protocols : Mental Health In-Patient Unit
- Suicide: We can all make a difference
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- The evaluation of mental health first aid in a rural area
- The management and accommodation of older people with severely and persistently challenging behaviours: Summary Report
- The Rural Mental Health Emergency and Critical Care Access Plan
- The Whatever Guide - Not currently available on the internet- available in PDF format - to be supplied by MHDAO.
- Towards Recovery - From Prevention and Early Intervention to Recovery
- Tracking Tragedy 2003
- NSW Government Response to Tracking Tragedy
- NSW Government Response to Tracking Tragedy 2004
- NSW Government's Interim Response to Tracking Tragedy (2007)
- Tracking Tragedy. A systemic look at homicide by mental health patients and suicide death of patients in community mental health settings. Third Report of the Committee May 2007
- NSW Triple P Procedure Manual
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ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS
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- Best practice model for the use of psychotropic medication in residential homes
- Better Access - GP Mental Health Care Plan in Drug and Alcohol
- The Patient Journey Kit1: Transfer of stable public clinic opioid dependent patients to GP prescribers
- The Patient Journey Kit2: Supporting GPs to manage comorbidity in the community
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- Data Dictionary and Collection Guidelines for the NSW Minimum Data Set for Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Services, 2003-2004
- Data Dictionary and Collection Guidelines for the NSW Minimum Data Set for Drug and Alcohol Treatment Services, 2004-2005
- Data Dictionary and Collection Guidelines for the NSW Minimum Dataset for Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Services, 2002-2003
- Dosing Facilities in Public Hospitals for Patients on Opioid Treatments
- Drug Action newsletter
- Drug & Alcohol Treatment Services in NSW 2005/2006 : Annual Report on the NSW Minimum Data Set
- Drug and Alcohol Treatment Guidelines for Residential Settings
- Drug and Alcohol Treatment Services in NSW 2002-2003 - Annual Report on the NSW Minimum Data Set
- Drug and Alcohol Treatment Services in NSW 2003-2004 - Annual Report on the NSW Minimum Data Set
- Drug and Alcohol Treatment Services in NSW 2004-2005 - Annual Report on the NSW Minimum Data Set
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- Information for Medical Practitioners and Pharmacists on the Treatment of Heroin Dependence
- Interagency guidelines for the early intervention, response and management of drug and alcohol misuse: Condensed version
- Interagency guidelines for the early intervention, response and management of drug and alcohol misuse: Full version
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- Magistrates Early Referral Into Treatment (MERIT) Program: Health Outcomes
- Magistrates Early Referral into Treatment (MERIT) Program: Data Dictionary and Collection Guidelines
- Making A Difference - Celebrating Eight Years of Community Drug Action Teams in NSW
- Mental Health Resource for Drug and Alcohol Workers
- Methadone Maintenance Treatment Essential Information booklet
- Guidelines for prescribing methadone for unsupervised administration 'take-away' doses
- patient information sheet - Methadone in NSW
- Methadone Factsheet
- Methadone Takeaway Doses
- NSW Methadone Clinic Accreditation Standards
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- Naltrexone- A Guide for Carers
- Naltrexone- A Guide for Users
- Naltrexone in NSW
- National Clinical Guidelines for the Management of Drug Use During Pregnancy, Birth and the Early Development Years of the Newborn
- NSW Health Drug and Alcohol Plan 2006-2010
- NSW Drug Summit 1999: Government Action Plan
- NSW Drug Treatment Services Plan 2000 - 2005
- NSW Health Mental Health/ Drug and Alcohol Comorbidity Framework for Action
- NSW Heroin Overdose Prevention and Management Strategy
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- Preliminary evaluation of the NSW Stimulant Treatment Program
- Public clinic introduction: The Patient Journey Kit1
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- Rapid Detoxification for Opioids - Circular 2001/17
- Review of Hepatitis C Treatment and Care Services
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