The third meeting of the Mental Health Network brought together a wide range of stakeholders to share information and expertise around mental health initiatives with a focus on primary health care. The meeting included the following presentations:

• Indigenous Mental Health Issues
  Rob Parker, Clinical Director, Top End Mental Health Service
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• MHPA Mental Health Clinical Services Commissioning Principles
  Harry Lovelock, Senior Executive Manager, Australian Psychological Society on behalf of the Mental Health Professionals Association
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  MHPA Clinical Services Principles
   
• Community Mental Health in the Northern Territory
  Helen Egan, Chief Executive Officer, Queensland Alliance for Mental Health
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• Integration of psychologist into core PHC team in a remote Aboriginal community
  Dr Paul Burgess, NT Department of Health
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• Queensland’s Transition to NDIS for Mental Health – Update
  Kris Trott, Chief Executive Officer, Queensland Alliance for Mental Health
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• Bridging Yolngu Mental Health Literacy Gaps
  Lucas de Toca and Johnny Wurarr Dhurrkay, Miwatj Aboriginal Health Corporation
   
• Darwin Homelessness Response Group Pilot - Learnings and the Way Forward
  Mike Byrne and Sam Bowden, St Vincent De Paul Society
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More information on the Mental Health Network is available on the website.

AHHA thanks the Northern Territory Primary Health Network for hosting this event.