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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.

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MENTAL HEALTH PUBLICATIONS AND RESOURCES

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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
• Specialist Mental Health Services for Older People (SMHSOP) Core Competencies for Beginning Community Clinicians
  • Competency One: Respect for Individuals
  • Competency Two: Assessment & Management skills
  • Competency Three: The ageing process
  • Competency Four: Intervention, care planning & recovery
  • Competency Five: Risk management
  • Competency Six: Policy & legislation
  • Competency Seven: the partnership approach
  • Competency Eight: Professional development
  • Competency Nine: Ethical practice
  • Competency Ten: Communication Skills
    • SMHSOP Core Competency Development Plan
    • Core Competencies and Measurement Criteria for Beginning Clinicians in Specialist Mental Health Services for Older People (SMHSOP)
• 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 Prevention Strategy 2010-2015 (NSW)
• Suicide: We can all make a difference

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• T-BASIS Evaluation of the Transitional Behavioural Assessment and Intervention Service Unit Initiative abd Model of Care Executive Summary
  • T-BASIS NSW Health Policy Response
• 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
• Tracking Tragedy 2004
• 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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• 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
• Drug and Alcohol Treatment Services in NSW 2005-2006 - Annual Report on the NSW Minimum Data Set
• Drug Smart Information cards

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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
• National Clinical Guidelines for the Management of Drug Use During Pregnancy, Birth and the Early Development Years of the Newborn
• National Opioid Pharmacotherapy Statistical Annual Data collection: 2009 report (bulletin)
• National Opioid Pharmacotherapy Statistics Annual Data (NOPSAD) 2010 collection: Data guide (working paper) 
• NSW Clinical Guidelines - For the Care of Persons with Comorbid Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders in Acute Care Settings
• NSW Health Drug and Alcohol Plan 2006-2010
• NSW Drug and Alcohol Clinical Supervision Guidelines
• NSW Drug Summit 1999: Government Action Plan
• NSW Drug Treatment Services Plan 2000 - 2005
• NSW Health Cannabis Clinics: Clinical Model of Care
• NSW Health Mental Health/ Drug and Alcohol Comorbidity Framework for Action
• NSW Heroin Overdose Prevention and Management Strategy

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• Your Room – an online home for drug and alcohol information

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