Access a range of crisis helplines available 24/7, across all states and territories in Australia.

People experience mental ill health and distress in all healthcare settings. We have developed guidance for health professionals to support them to deliver safe and high-quality care.

This guide includes a checklist and key questions you might want answers to before using a digital mental health service, things to look for and some space to make notes when you are making your choice.

The standard contains eight quality statements that describe the health care you should receive to support the correct use of psychotropic medicines. This fact sheet explains each quality statement and what it means for you.  

This fact sheet provides consumers with information on what is involved with accreditation to the National Safety and Quality Mental Health Standards for Community Managed Organisations (NSQMHCMO Standards). It also outlines how to support consumers and carers during this process.

This fact sheet provides information on how consumers can use their lived experience to improve mental health services for everyone. It relates to the National Safety and Quality Mental Health Standards for Community Managed Organisations (NSQMHCMO Standards).

This fact sheet outlines accreditation to the National Safety and Quality Mental Health Standards for Community Managed Organisations (NSQMHCMO Standards) and explains how it will affect consumers. Accreditation begins on 1 July 2024.

This fact sheet explains the National Safety and Quality Mental Health Standards for Community Managed Organisations (NSQMHCMO Standards) and how they can benefit consumers.

The Commission has released a range of practical resources to support CMO service providers, consumers and carers, and accrediting agencies.

This issue includes items on World Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Awareness Week (WAAW), new translations of the Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights, rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease, mental health, diagnosis, surgery, and more. Also covered are the latest from BMJ Quality & Safety, International Journal for Quality in...