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3 December 2019
Annual Report of the Chief Psychiatrist
The 2018-19 Annual Report of the Chief Psychiatrist is now available
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30 October 2019
A new plan for mental health services
The Office of the Chief Psychiatrist and the SA Mental Health Commission have released a new plan today for the future direction of South Australia’s mental health services.
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20 June 2019
Changes to the legislative options available for forensic mental health patients
Amendments to Part 8A of the Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935, the legislation that governs forensic mental health patients and forensic mental health orders, came into force on Friday 14 June 2019.
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2 June 2017
Mental Health Workers ready for amended Mental Health Act commencement
Across the public and private mental health system and statutory services, health workers have been getting ready for the commencement of the amended Mental Health Act 2009 on Monday 5 June 2017.
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2 June 2017
yourSAy response to the Suicide Prevention Plan Consultation
Thank you to everyone who participated in the community consultation process via the South Australian Governments' yourSAy portal for the development of the South Australian Suicide Prevention Plan. We had an amazing response!
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1 June 2017
Suicide Prevention is everyone's business
The Office of the Chief Psychiatrist is working hard to change how people at risk are helped no matter who they reach out to. This means re-training health workers around the state based on the latest best-practice to ensure our health workers are able to provide the right support at the right time.
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