Comorbidity Guidelines for the Mental Health Workforce

Overview

Comorbidity Guidelines for the Mental Health Workforce grant opportunity aims to develop guidelines to upskill the mental health workforce and grow their capability and capacity to respond to co-occurring mental health and substance use conditions.  The program was announced as part of the March 2022-23 Budget measure Implementing the 10-year National Mental Health Workforce Strategy (Strategy) to build the capacity of the mental health workforce to respond to co-occurring substance use and mental health conditions. Funding is made available under the Department of Health and Aged Care’s Portfolio Budget Statement Outcome 1 – Health Research, Coordination and Access, Program 1.2 Mental Health.  The grant opportunity will be allocated through a closed non-competitive grant process and provide funding of $1.308 million over two years (2023-24 to 2024-25) to:  develop comorbidity guidelines for the mental health workforce to respond to co-occurring mental health and alcohol and other drugs use and use disorders;  co-design and consultation with the mental health sector and priority groups, including those with a lived experience, to ensure awareness, alignment and accessibility of the guidelines; and  disseminate and promote the guidelines across the mental health sector to promote access.  To view the grant opportunity documents, please select the red "Grant Opportunity Documents" button on the left-hand side.