The NSW Branch of the RANZCP, in partnership with an alliance of peak health and mental health groups including the ACMHN, has today released a landmark report that exposes a deepening crisis in mental healthcare across NSW.

This submission urges all political parties to recognise the skills and qualifications of mental health nurses, and includes a list of ways political parties can better support mental health nurses and utilise them to bolster the Australian mental health sector. 

The Australian College of Mental Health Nurses has proudly contributed to the Australian College of Nurse Practitioner's pre-budget submission to the Federal Government. 

The focus of this submission relates on the experiences of mental health nurses working alongside people with lived experience of mental ill-health and psychological distress, their families, carers and other supporters in a sector that has been severely under-resourced.

This submission is to reflects the experiences of the mental health nursing workforce in relation to their professional practice when working alongside people with lived experience of mental ill-health and psychological distress, their families, carers and other supporters.

The focus of this submission relates to the mental health workforce, particularly, the mental health nursing workforce. Mental Health Nurses are an accessible, affordable and highly valued and respected workforce, with demonstrated positive impact on consumer outcomes. They are an integral part of the solution to the growing mental health needs of the community.

This submisson provided feedback to the MBS Review Taskforce, regarding the Report from the Mental Health Reference Group to the MBS Review Taskforce 2018.

This submission relates to the appropriate development of the broader nursing and midwifery workforce, to better address the delivery of stepped mental health care across all clinical specialties.