Clinical documents, frameworks and MoUs
On this page:
Agreements and Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
Agreements, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and other supporting documents
- Court Liaison Service - September 2011 (PDF 642 kB)
- Mental Health Collaboration - Queensland Health and Queensland Police Service (PDF 257 kB)
- Mental Health Support of Police Negotiator Program - Model of Service (PDF 209 kB)
- MoU between Queensland Health and Corrective Services - Disclosure of Confidential Information
- Parole Board Queensland Confidential Information Disclosure Agreement
- Queensland Interagency Agreement for Safe Transport of People Accessing Mental Health Assessment, Treatment and Care 2019 (PDF 1238 kB)
Interstate Agreements
The Queensland Health Office of the Chief Psychiatrist has been working closely with our interstate colleagues to draft Memorandum of Agreement on Interstate Application of Mental Health Laws. These are available on the Mental Health Act 2016 page under 'Patient transport and movement'.
Key mental health documents
The following key documents are recommended by the Chief Psychiatrist to support best practice in Queensland mental health services.
Under the transitional provisions of the Mental Health Act 2016, all documents referencing the Mental Health Act 2000 remain in place until such time as the document has been reviewed.
- Admission of children and adolescents to acute mental health inpatient units (PDF 626 kB)
- Co-occurring substance use disorders and other mental health disorders: Policy position statement for Mental Health Alcohol and Other Drugs Services (2021) (PDF 315 kB)
- Guideline for medication management within Mental Health Alcohol and Other Drugs Services
- Guideline for the administration of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) (PDF 668 kB)
- Improving the physical health and wellbeing of consumers of mental health and alcohol and other drugs services - consultation summary (PDF 2312 kB)
- Information Sharing Guidelines (PDF 315 kB)
- Long-Acting Injection Buprenorphine in the Treatment of Opioid Dependence Queensland Clinical Guidelines (2019) (PDF 1158 kB)
- Queensland Medication-Assisted Treatment of Opioid Dependence: Clinical Guidelines (2018) (PDF 2278 kB)
- Safe and quality use of clozapine in mental health alcohol and other drugs services
- Sexual health and safety guidelines for mental health, alcohol and other drugs services (2016) (PDF 474 kB)
- Therapeutic Visual Observation for Mental Health Alcohol and Other Drugs Services Guideline (2020) (PDF 1004 kB)
- Transition of care for young people receiving mental health services (PDF 265 kB)
- Violence risk assessment and management framework (PDF 2773 kB)
- Working with parents: guidance for mental health, alcohol and other drugs services (PDF 228 kB)
Clinical frameworks
Consumer, Carer and Family Participation Framework
The Consumer, Carer and Family Participation Framework provides a guide to adopting a consumer-driven, recovery-oriented, and carer and family inclusive mental health service model. The framework provides direction to mental health services across the state regarding enhancing consumer and carer participation at a local level.
- Part A - Background, consultation, principles and definitions (PDF 717 kB)
- Part B - Implementation framework (PDF 555 kB)
- Part C - Self-assessment template (PDF 345 kB)
- Part D - Resources (PDF 233 kB)
Queensland MIND Essentials
Nurses and midwives may treat people who have issues related to mental health and wellbeing. Queensland MIND Essentials gives reliable and up-to-date information about:
- Common mental illnesses
- How to respond to a person experiencing a mental illness
- Treatment options
- Referral pathways
Download the full Queensland MIND Essentials resource guide (PDF 2097 kB)
Sections
- Foreword and Overview
- Mental health assessment
- Drug and alcohol assessment
- Consumer stories
- Acknowledgements
Caring for a person experiencing...
- A personality disorder
- Aggressive or violent behaviours
- An anxiety disorder
- An eating disorder
- Delusions
- Dementia
- Depression
- Hallucinations
- Intoxication
- Mania
- Mental illness in the perinatal period
- Schizophrenia
- Suicidal thoughts and behaviours
Find out more about signs of mental illness.
