A grieving mother is calling for the state government to do more, after a new review estimated 58,000 people with severe mental health needs miss out on care.
A grieving mother whose daughter died in last month’s Bondi Junction attack says more must be done to support the state’s vulnerable, after a new review estimated 58,000 people with severe mental health needs are missing out on care.a state government-led gaps analysis of the mental health sector, found the stretched system needed more money, more workers and better processes for dealing with people in crisis.
Cauchi had received treatment for schizophrenia after being diagnosed as a teenager. In the days after the attack, his Queensland-based parents In the 12 months to November 2023, the number of people arriving at NSW emergency departments due to a mental health concern increased by 5 per cent to 96,120.
It identified four priority areas for reform: enhanced funding for community mental health services, workforce and training, improving emergency mental health care, as well as the expansion of psychosocial supports, such as homelessness services and recovery programs. The 2020-21 year was chosen due to the availability of nationally comparable Australian Institute of Health and Welfare hospital data.
In discussing emergency mental health care, the analysis criticised the unnecessary involvement of police in mental health episodes. It says 43 per cent of police critical incidents – incidents causing death or serious injury to a person, including another police officer – involve a person in mental health crisis.
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