FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES
1176. Hon ALISON XAMON to the
parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Mental Health:
I refer to page 318 of the ''WA
State Budget 2020–21'' and the review of the state's
forensic mental health services.
(1) What is the time line of the
review?
(2) Who is undertaking the review?
(3) What are the terms of reference?
(4) Who is it anticipated will be
consulted during the review?
Hon ALANNA
CLOHESY replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1)–(4) The
state's forensic mental health services, including infrastructure and
models of care, will be reviewed as part of
broader planning for the decommissioning and reconfiguration of mental health
services and the divestment of activities at Graylands Hospital. This work is
currently being undertaken by the Department of Health and the Mental
Health Commission. The steering committee, led by the director general of the
Department of Health and the Mental Health Commissioner, has been established
to undertake an analysis of system-wide
mental health demand and current capacity and associated future infrastructure
requirements, and to identify viable options for an expanded forensic
mental health service. Consultation with key stakeholders, including consumers,
carers and clinicians, will be progressed as part of this work.