Table of contents
- Home
- About Us
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Information for GPs
- Mental health training standards 2023-25: A guide for GPs
- Focussed Psychological Strategies training subsidy
- GP mental health treatment plans
- COVID-19 and mental health in general practice
- GP mental health training and education
- Become a GP provider of FPS
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- GPMHSC how-to guides
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Information for Training Providers
- Mental health training standards 2023-25: A guide for training providers
- FPS Training Provider Grants Program
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Developing and accrediting mental health activities
- What is the process for accrediting MHST/FPS activities with the GPMHSC?
- The new triennium reaccreditation process
- Application submission requirements
- Developing Mental Health Skills Training (MHST)
- Developing Focussed Psychological Strategies Skills Training (FPS ST)
- Developing Mental Health CPD
- Developing FPS CPD
- GPMHSC Quality Assurance Program
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- Information for Consumers and Carers
- Mental Health Training and Education
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Resources
- Mental health training standards 2023-25
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Resources for GPs
- Eating Disorder Plan templates
- Mental health training standards 2023–25: A guide for GPs
- Trauma-informed care resource hub
- GP Mental Health Treatment Plan Templates
- Focussed Psychological Strategies (FPS) mentorship program
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Suicide prevention and first aid
- Disclaimer
- Recommended citation
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction - Suicide prevention and first aid
- Early detection of risk – Suicide and the relationship with mental disorders
- Talking about suicide and mental health issues
- Suicide prevention – Risk assessment in general practice
- Suicide prevention – Ongoing care for patients and self-care for GPs
- Suicide prevention and first aid resource tool kit
- After suicide
- Communication between medical and mental health professionals
- Telepartnerships in mental health
- Working with the Stepped Care Model
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) – Mental health education and training
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) – Medicare Benefits Scheme (MBS)
- Tips for seeing your GP – consumer resource
- External resources for GPs
- Mental health MBS item number descriptors and rebates
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Resources for training providers
- Mental health training standards 2023–25: A guide for training providers
- Training provider information videos
- Mental health treatment plans – a consumer’s perspective
- Beyondblue resource
- Education for GPs providing care for patients at risk of suicide
- Education for GPs providing mental health care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- Education for GPs providing mental health care for refugee populations
- Education for GPs providing mental health care for rural and remote populations
- Seeking a consumer and carer representative in mental health
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- Delivering mental health care in general practice: Implications for practice and policy
- Contact Us
- Trauma-informed care resource hub
- Home
- About Us
-
Information for GPs
- Mental health training standards 2023-25: A guide for GPs
- Focussed Psychological Strategies training subsidy
- GP mental health treatment plans
- COVID-19 and mental health in general practice
- GP mental health training and education
- Become a GP provider of FPS
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- GPMHSC how-to guides
-
Information for Training Providers
- Mental health training standards 2023-25: A guide for training providers
- FPS Training Provider Grants Program
-
Developing and accrediting mental health activities
- What is the process for accrediting MHST/FPS activities with the GPMHSC?
- The new triennium reaccreditation process
- Application submission requirements
- Developing Mental Health Skills Training (MHST)
- Developing Focussed Psychological Strategies Skills Training (FPS ST)
- Developing Mental Health CPD
- Developing FPS CPD
- GPMHSC Quality Assurance Program
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- Information for Consumers and Carers
- Mental Health Training and Education
-
Resources
- Mental health training standards 2023-25
-
Resources for GPs
- Eating Disorder Plan templates
- Mental health training standards 2023–25: A guide for GPs
- Trauma-informed care resource hub
- GP Mental Health Treatment Plan Templates
- Focussed Psychological Strategies (FPS) mentorship program
-
Suicide prevention and first aid
- Disclaimer
- Recommended citation
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction - Suicide prevention and first aid
- Early detection of risk – Suicide and the relationship with mental disorders
- Talking about suicide and mental health issues
- Suicide prevention – Risk assessment in general practice
- Suicide prevention – Ongoing care for patients and self-care for GPs
- Suicide prevention and first aid resource tool kit
- After suicide
- Communication between medical and mental health professionals
- Telepartnerships in mental health
- Working with the Stepped Care Model
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) – Mental health education and training
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) – Medicare Benefits Scheme (MBS)
- Tips for seeing your GP – consumer resource
- External resources for GPs
- Mental health MBS item number descriptors and rebates
-
Resources for training providers
- Mental health training standards 2023–25: A guide for training providers
- Training provider information videos
- Mental health treatment plans – a consumer’s perspective
- Beyondblue resource
- Education for GPs providing care for patients at risk of suicide
- Education for GPs providing mental health care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- Education for GPs providing mental health care for refugee populations
- Education for GPs providing mental health care for rural and remote populations
- Seeking a consumer and carer representative in mental health
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- Delivering mental health care in general practice: Implications for practice and policy
- Contact Us
- Trauma-informed care resource hub
About the GPMHSC
Mission statement
With a multidisciplinary approach to education, policy and advocacy, the GPMHSC strives towards optimal mental health and wellbeing for the Australian population by supporting GPs to deliver quality primary mental health care.
Governance
The GPMHSC is a multidisciplinary body funded by the Commonwealth Government under the Better Access initiative.
The GPMHSC is managed by the RACGP, which provides secretariat services and
chairs the GPMHSC Committee.
Membership
The GPMHSC includes representatives from general practice, psychiatry, psychology and the community. The committee members are nominated by the RACGP, the ACRRM, the RANZCP, the APS, and consumer and carer representatives through MHA.
The role of the GPMHSC
The GPMHSC:- establishes standards for GP training in mental health in relation to the Better Access initiative
- accredits training activities related to general practice mental healthcare
- promotes accredited general practice training in mental health that aims to develop GPs’ knowledge of and skills in detecting and treating mental illness
- promotes the uptake of MBS mental health items under the Better Access initiative
- develops resources to support GPs to provide mental health services
- regularly updates the general practice sector about current mental health issues
- contributes to the development of policy for general practice and mental health.
The role of the GPMHSC Secretariat
To support the GPMHSC, the GPMHSC Secretariat:
- pre-adjudicates skills training activities before the GPMHSC Committee completes a formal adjudication
- pre-adjudicates applications from GPs who wish to be exempt from skills training activities
- adjudicates Mental Health CPD (MH CPD) and and Focussed Psychological Strategies Continuing Professional Development (FPS CPD) in accordance with the GPMHSC’s training standards
- notifies the details of GPs who are eligible to claim Better Access MBS item numbers to Medicare Australia
- develops supporting resources about primary mental healthcare and the Better Access initiative for GPs and training providers
- provides support to the GPMHSC Committee and Chair
- responds to general enquiries from GPs, practice managers, training providers, Primary Health Networks (PHNs) and other stakeholders about GPMHSC-accredited training and the Better Access initiative
- provides ongoing communication, marketing and support to help implement the GPMHSC Standards.
Identifying mental health training activities that are GPMHSC-accredited
