Health Care Case Study Australia 2022

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
Policies related to mental health and disabilities in Australia....................................................3
Role of current policies related to mental health.......................................................................5
Overview of mental health in Australia.....................................................................................6
Roles of disabilities policies in Australia...................................................................................6
Impact of such policies...............................................................................................................7
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................9
References................................................................................................................................10

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Introduction
In this study, there will be a discussion about the mental health and disability policies
establish within Australia. Mental health and disability policies establish a benchmark for the
prevention and treatment of mental disorders (Veitch, et. al., 2012). Without these kinds of
National policies, hospitals and health care industries can be inefficient and fragmented
towards mental health programs for the people (Munyi, 2012). National policies regarding
mental health and disabilities help the disabled person in getting their rights in the society. In
this assignment, there will be a discussion about the different policies established by the
government in Australia. The role of these policies in the successful implementation. Apart
from this, discussion regarding the discriminations will also be made in this assignment. It is
noted that society discriminated and ignores those people who have mental illness and
disability issues. However, government policies and programs protect the patients from
facing any discrimination based on their unhealthy conditions (AMA, 2018).

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Policies related to mental health and disabilities in Australia
In this part, policies along with the overview of their history will be discussed. The strategy
for establishing the mental health policy by the federal government is incorporated by the
Australian Health Minister Conference (AHMC), 1992. AHMC established a framework for
the guide to the mental health reform. In this year, the Australian Government endorsed the
first National Mental Health Policy (AMA, 2018). The objective of establishing this policy is
to set national service standards for analyzing and protecting patients who have mental health
or mental disorder issues. Prime objectives of National Health Policy are:
 Promotion of mental health community in Australian society.
 Abolishing the growth or development of mental disorder among the people.
 Protecting and ensuring the right of people who deal with mental illness.
The second plan developed in the year 1998 but the health plan was endorsed properly in the
year 2003 (AMA, 2018). According to this second mental health plan, the Australian
government started the development of centres for curing communicable disease especially
for people with a mental disorder. They also started funding the vaccine with the primary
focused on the Plan Pharmaceutical crisis.
For example: In the year 2003, the government of Australian faces issues where they
experience that people who have disable health conditions are willing to do work and have
stability to conduct work. Later on, the Federal Government decided to arrange work
opportunities for them.
In the year 2008, the mental health policy was revised with certain amendments because the
federal government wants to ensure the performance indicators for the mental community
centers. In the year 2009, the Fourth National Mental Health Plan was released in November