It Is Worth Having A Look At This Draft Digital Strategy For Mental Health.

This appeared last week.Consultation open on digital mental health standards Monday, 02 March, 2020 The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (ACSQHC) is developing National Safety and Quality Digital Mental Health (NSQDMH) Standards on behalf of the Australian Government Department of Health, collaborating with consumers, carers, clinicians, service providers and technical experts to address key safety and quality risks for those using digital mental health services.Digital mental health services include mental health, suicide prevention or alcohol and other drugs services that use technology to facilitate engagement and the delivery of care. This includes information, digital counselling, treatment and peer-to-peer support services delivered via telephone, videoconference, websites, SMS, web chat and mobile applications.The NSQDMH Standards will be a step towards providing safety and quality assurance for digital mental health service users and best practice... This is the initial part of the post - read more by clicking on the title of the article. David.
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