Too late for early intervention? The Healthy Ageing Service's mental health response.
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| Title: | Too late for early intervention? The Healthy Ageing Service's mental health response. |
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| Authors: | Dumble, Jessica (AUTHOR), Sadler, Paul (AUTHOR), Cottrell, Tanya (AUTHOR), Planinic, Antonia (AUTHOR), Perin, Stephanie (AUTHOR), Harrison, Chris (AUTHOR), Moss, Francine (AUTHOR), Aradhye, Shama (AUTHOR), Chong, Terence WH (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Australasian Psychiatry. Dec2023, Vol. 31 Issue 6, p830-834. 5p. |
| Subjects: | Mental health services, Aging, Primary health care |
| Geographic Terms: | Victoria, Australia, Melbourne (Vic.) |
| 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 10398562 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/10398562231211669 |
