The Final Report on the Review of the Mental Health Act 2009 has been released. The SA Law Reform Institute of the University of Adelaide was asked to undertake the independent statutory review.
The Government will now consider the recommendations and work on what the next steps will be, in consultation with key mental health groups and consumers.
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The Hon Chris Picton MP Minister for Health and Wellbeing tabled two reports in Parliament on 17 November 2022
Read the full storyThe South Australian Law Reform Institute (SALRI) is conducting an independent review of the Mental Health Act 2009. The Office of the Chief Psychiatrist and Committees affiliated with the OCP have made five submissions to this Review
Read the full storyPresentation provided to the SA Suppliers Conference on 3 November 2022
Read the full storyThe Hon Chris Picton Minister for Health and Wellbeing tabled two reports in Parliament on Thursday 20 October 2022
Read the full storyThe Office of the Chief Psychiatrist is pleased to share the Mental Health Carers Experience Survey (CES) Report for 2021.
Read the full storyThe temporary gazettal conditions applied to the Mt Gambier and Districts Health Service ceased on 16 June 2022.
Read the full storyThe temporary gazettal conditions applied to two Southern Adelaide Local Health Network (SALHN) mental health facilities in the Outer South ceased on Thursday 10 March 2022
Read the full storyThe Annual Report of the Chief Psychiatrist 2020-21 is now available
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