Table 1 Tier 2 ATAPS flexibilities
ATAPS Tier 2 initiative | Key flexibilities |
|---|---|
Perinatal depression (‘Perinatal depression’) introduced April 2008 | Provisional referral option (midwives, obstetricians, maternal and child health nurses) New intervention (family-based intervention) |
Telephone-CBT Pilot (‘T-CBT’) July 2008–June 2010 | New telephone modality (telephone-, web- and video conferencing-based modalities now available across all ATAPS initiatives) |
Specialist suicide services (‘Suicide prevention’) piloted October 2008–June 2011; expanded to all medicare locals in July 2011 | Provisional referral option (community mental health services, psychiatrists, emergency departments) No diagnosis requirement No limit on session numbers Shorter more intensive support model |
Victorian Bushfires 2009 (‘Bushfire’) introduced February 2009 | Provisional referral option (bushfire case managers) Originally no diagnosis requirement Originally no limit on session numbers |
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander introduced July 2010 | Provisional referral option (non-government organisations) New outreach modality New intervention (narrative therapy, available across all ATAPS initiatives) |
Children with mental disorders (‘Child’) introduced July 2010 | Provisional referral option (school counsellors, school principals, directors of early childhood services) New interventions (family-based intervention, parent training in behaviour management, play therapy) Flexible session mode: child alone, parent(s) alone, child and parents, child in group, parent(s) in group, child(ren) and parent(s) in group |
People experiencing or at risk of homelessness (‘Homelessness’) introduced July 2010 | Provisional referral option (non-government organisations) New outreach modality (including mobile clinics) |
Rural and remote introduced July 2010 | New outreach modality |
Floods and cyclone Yasi in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria 2010–2011 (‘Floods and cyclone Yasi’) introduced January 2011 | Provisional referral option (Centrelink social workers, State Mental Health Services, client self-referral) Originally no diagnosis requirement Originally no limit on session numbers for people diagnosed with a disorder through a mental health treatment plan |