Mental Health Portfolio, GPDV Mental Health Consultant
In March 1999, the Commonwealth Minister for Health, Dr Michael Wooldridge, approved $3 million for a National Mental Health Strategy initiative to provide General Practitioners with education in primary mental health care and to better link GPs with specialist mental health services - public, private and non-government. The Primary Mental Health Care (PMHC) initiative included:
- PARC - the Primary Mental Health Care Australian Resource Centre, a national education clearinghouse (http://som.flinders.edu.au/FUSA/PARC/);
- $2 million in education incentive funding for divisions from July 1999 to June 2001; and
- Development Officers based in all State Based Organisations (SBOs) from July 1999 to June 2008.
- A National Coordinator based at ADGP.
The Mental Health Consultant at GPDV is Anne Diamond.
Mental Health Reference Group
GPDV has convened a Mental Health Reference Group since 2000 to guide the mental health activities of GPDV. The Mental Health Reference Group comprises of eight GPS from rural and metropolitan divisions. The reference group provides advice to the GPDV Board on issues relevant to mental health in general practice in Victoria. The Terms Of Reference and list of participating GPs is available here. (24kb) 
| Division | Name | Division | Name |
| East Gippsland Division of General Practice | Dr David Monash | General Practice Association of Geelong | Dr Steve Fryman |
| Ballarat Division of General Practice | Dr David Pierce | Inner Eastern Melbourne Division of General Practice | Dr Larry Osborne |
| Central West Gippsland of General Practice | Dr Julie Thompson | GPDV Board Director | Dr John Meaney |
| Central Bayside Division of General Practice | Dr Kaye Ferguson | Melbourne Division of General Practice | Dr Raymond Martyres |
GPDV Mental Health Workshops
GPDV conducts quarterly network meetings for the divisions Managing Access to Allied Psychological Services (ATAPS) projects. For agenda and presentations, please see link below.
GPDV Mental Health Forums
Up to 2006 GPDV has convened an annual or bi-annual mental health issues relevant to a wide range of stakeholders. For agenda and presentations please see link below.
Primary Care Programs Updates
For copies of the Primary Care Update, including mental health section, please see link below.
COAG Mental Health Care Coordination Working Group
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