Brisbane South PHN Mental Health Forum

1. Dr Lesley van Schoubroeck, Commissioner
PhD MEd BSc FIPPA(WA) MAICD)
Brisbane South PHN – Mental Health Forum
3 March 2016
Fruit salad, please!

3. Fruit salad,
not blancmange

5. Why fruit salad?
• Mental health and drug and alcohol services do not
need to be separate servings
• In fact we are more likely to get a better balance if
they is integrated with general health services
• But if they are integrated, we want to be sure the
proportion is right, and the quality is good.
• And ingredients need to take account of local
circumstances

6. To be
refreshed in
2017. To what
extent should
PHNs play a
part?

7. Outcomes
1. A population with good mental health and wellbeing
2. Reduced stigma and discrimination
3. Reduced avoidable harm
4. Lives with purpose
5. Better physical and oral health
6. Positive experiences of support, care and treatment

8. Released Action Plans

9. Monitoring progress of the whole
How do we
measure our
individual
contributions?

10. info@qmhc.qld.gov.au
www.qmhc.qld.gov.au
qldmentalhealthcommission
@Lesley_QMHC
@Qld_MHC
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