The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health Program

Overview

The Australian Government is committed to supporting Australians with, or at risk of, mental illness by improving service integration for a more effective and efficient mental health system.The objectives of the Program are: • enhance innovation and improve outcomes in youth mental health services through facilitation, translation and dissemination of research into evidence-based practice; and• conduct and coordinate research and research translation activities across Australia to support services to deliver improved mental health outcomes for young people.The intended outcomes of the Program are:• operation of a National Centre for Excellence in Youth Mental Health;• advice to Government on development of evidence-informed national strategies to improve youth mental health services;• advice to Government on development of youth mental health clinical service models;• research to increase the capacity of the youth mental health sector in Australia; and• delivery of workforce development and support.