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Queensland COAG Mental Health Group (QCMHG)

This group comprises representatives from Commonwealth and Queensland government departments with responsibility for and expertise in mental health policy and service delivery. In order to deliver the best possible system of care the group also includes representation from key stakeholder groups, including general practice, private psychiatrists, non-government organisations, consumers and carers.

The Queensland COAG Mental Health Group is comprised of senior representatives from the following:

Queensland Government

Queensland Health (QH)
Department of Housing (DoH)
Disability Services Queensland (DSQ)
Department of Communities (DoC)

Commonwealth Government

Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA)
Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA)
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR)

Non-Government Sector

Queensland Council of Social Services (QCOSS)
Queensland Alliance
Queensland Aboriginal Islander Health Council (QAIHC)

Private Sector

General Practice Queensland (GPQ)
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP)
Australian and New Zealand College of Mental Health Nursing (ANZCMHN)
Australian Psychological Society (APN)

Consumer and Carer Representatives

To be nominated by the Queensland Health Statewide Mental Health Network

For further information about the Queensland COAG Mental Health Group (QCMHG) refer to the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Mental Health Group - Queensland Terms of Reference (PDF, 36 KB).

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QCMHG Meetings

15 February 2008

Agenda (PDF, 14 KB)

Minutes (PDF, 250 KB)

Attendees List (PDF, 24 KB)

Progress Reports

Commonwealth Government

Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) (PDF, 47 KB)
Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA) (PDF, 90 KB)
Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) (PDF, 30 KB)

Queensland Government

Queensland Health (QH) (PDF, 62 KB)
Department of Communities (DoC) (PDF, 36 KB)
Department of Child Safety (DChS) (PDF, 25 KB)
Disability Services Queensland (DSQ) (PDF, 29 KB)
Department of Housing (DoH) (PDF, 29 KB)
Department of Employment and Industrial Relations (DEIR) (PDF, 39 KB)
Department of Education, Training and Arts (DETA) (PDF, 31 KB)
COAG Mental Health Team (PDF, 52 KB)

Previous meetings

Previous meetings were held on the dates listed below. For access to documentation from previous meetings please contact the Queensland COAG Mental Health Team.

30 November 2007

28 September 2007

15 June 2007

20 April 2007

9 March 2007

15 December 2006

27 October 2007

15 September 2006

4 August 2006

Last Updated: 24 April 2008
Last Reviewed: 24 April 2008