COVID-19 response update for Mental Health Care Practitioners - 17 June

11.00am - 11.30am

Hosted by Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Professor Michael Kidd AM, to update Mental Health Care practitioners on the COVID-19 response – as part of a series of webinars. Professor Kidd will be joined by Christine Morgan, CEO National Mental Health Commission, Mark Roddam, First Assistant Secretary, Mental Health Division, Department of Health and Dr Ruth Vine, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health

Get involved

Live captions are available for this webinarOnce the webinar commences you will be able to submit your questions via the chat tool in the sidebar to the right.

To help us address your questions as accurately as possible, please include your state or territory with your question.

You can view previous webinars and download transcripts here.

Resources and further information

Subscribe to receive COVID-19 mental health updates.

Download the National Mental Health and Wellbeing Pandemic Response Plan.

A range of detailed information is available for health professionals on the Department of Health's website.

View or download the Telehealth privacy checklist

Visit MBS online for the listing of the Medicare services subsidised by the Australian government, including Telehealth Bulk-Billed Items for COVID-19.

Register now for COVID-19 infection control training for health care workers.

Access CDNA guidance for symptom monitoring in health and aged care workers during the COVID-19 outbreak

Read the ANU study: Tracking outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic (May 2020)

Read the ANU study: Initial impacts of COVID-19 on mental health in Australia

To share your feedback about COVID-19 response measures or impacts of the pandemic on service provision, please email mentalhealth.coronavirus@health.gov.au

Mental health and wellbeing

Visit the Government’s digital mental health gateway, headtohealth.gov.au

The Coronavirus Mental Wellbeing Support Service has a range of digital resources available, and counsellors are available to talk 24/7: 1800 512 348

See the National Mental Health Commission’s #InThisTogether mental wellbeing tips.