Mental Health Funding

In reply to Mr PICTON (Kaurna) (30 July 2021). (Estimates Committee B)

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing): I have been advised:

1. As of 1 August 2021, there are two Mental Health Coordinated Response (MH-CORE) crews, which include Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN) and Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) working 12.00pm to12.00am, 7 days a week. The Southern Adelaide Local Health Network (SALHN) crewing is currently on hold whilst they recruit a mental health clinician to the role.

2. When the funding was provided by the Office of the Chief Psychiatrist, it initially was for the expansion of one CALHN MH-CORE crew to include crewing both in NALHN and SALHN catchments, and this funding was until the end of June 2021.

3. Each co-responder ambulance is rostered for 12-hour shifts with 1 x SAAS paramedic and 1 x LHN mental health clinician.