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Mental health—paramedic training
(Question No 2846)
Mrs Dunne asked the Minister for Mental Health, upon notice, on 29 November 2019 (redirected to the Minister for Police and Emergency Services):
(1) What training was provided to ambulance paramedics (a) in the lead-up to 1 March 2016 and (b) after that date, when the Mental Health Act 2015 enabled authorised ambulance paramedics to undertake emergency apprehensions.
(2) What ongoing (a) training is provided to and (b) accreditation assessments are made of, authorised ambulance paramedics.
Mr Gentleman: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1)
(a) All paramedics employed by the ACT Ambulance Service (ACTAS) completed a one day face to face mental health education session in the lead-up to March 2016. This was focussed specifically on the new requirements of the Mental Health Act 2015. It was conducted by a nationally recognised mental health educator, Mr Len Kanowski.
(b) Since March 2016, all new paramedics inducted into ACTAS have been provided training in the application of the Mental Health Act 2015.
(2)
(a) Ongoing training since March 2016 has been directed towards reminding paramedics of the relevant sections of the Mental Health Act 2015.
(b) Accreditation is not required of authorised paramedics in relation to the application of the Mental Health Act 2015.
Mental health—youth services
(Question No 2847)
Mrs Dunne asked the Minister for Mental Health, upon notice, on 29 November 2019:
(1) In responding to Recommendation 12 of the Select Committee on Estimates 2017-18 Report, what is the status of the work to review access to youth mental health services to ensure timely access and continuing support.
(2) What mental health services, programs and referral pathways for children and young people have been identified in the review.
(3) What work has been done to consolidate those pathways into a single, easily navigable resource that is accessible by young people.
Mr Rattenbury: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
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