HMST - WMH Clinic Rural and Regional Access Project
One in five Australian women suffer from a mental health disorder every year. The Australian Bureau of Statistics identified that 43% of women aged 18-65 had a mental health issue at some point in their lives, and in the preceding year, women had higher rates than men of suicidal thoughts and plans.
Compounding the issue in rural and regional areas is the lack of access to mental health treatment and support. Recent research reported that 15% of specialists, but 30% of the population, live in rural and remote areas, reinforcing the need for more accessible health services in these regions.
MAPrc’s telehealth initiative aims to improve
2. Liaison with rural and regional General Practitioners to provide comprehensive assessment, investigation, treatment
3. Improvement of GP understanding and expertise in women's mental health through our collaborative approach to working with both the referring GP's and their patients
For more information or to refer patients to the WMH clinic, contact our clinic coordinator on Mondays, Wednesdays
Tel: 03 9076 9895
Fax: 03 9903 0762
or email maprc-wmhc@monash.edu.
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Resources:
Women's Mental Health toolkit for rural and regional GPs
Information and fact sheets on mental illnesses
The MAPrc WMH clinic