Working together Green Paper

At a meeting of the Community Services Futures Forum in March 2011, it was agreed to develop a green paper around how the sector could work better together in the face of significant and unprecedented change in the state and national community service environment.

 

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Queensland Government Drug Action Plan 2011 - 2012

The Queensland Government is committed to helping those in our community

struggling with drug and alcohol misuse. We want to ensure these vulnerable

Queenslanders and their families can access the help and support they need

to beat drug and alcohol issues.

 We also want to make available as much information and as many strategies as possible to help people avoid the misuse of drugs and alcohol in the first place.

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Industry Skills and Workforce Development Interim Report:

Each year the Workforce Council produces the report providing industry profiles, training profiles, key drivers impacting on skilling and workforce development and key priorities for future workforce planning.

The 2011 report has been published in nine parts, including an introductory report and eight key sector reports: Health Industry, Community Service Industry, Aged and Community Care sector, Child Protection sector, Children’s Services sector, Community Mental Health sector, Disability sector and Youth sector.

Workforce Council will work with sector peak organisations and industry bodies over the next six months to validate the reports and identify strategic priorities for the next one to five years.

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First Report of the Queensland Mental Health Commission Advisory Committee

On 11 October 2011, the Honourable Anna Bligh MP, Premier and Minister for Reconstruction, announced in Parliament that the Queensland Government would establish an independent Queensland Mental Health Commission (the Commission) from 1 July 2012 to drive improved performance, coordination and transparency in the delivery of mental health services in Queensland.

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Dual Diagnosis Toolkit (Mental Health and Substance Abuse)

Produced in partnership with Turning Point, the UK's leading social care organisation, this toolkit provides background information to the issues surrounding dual diagnosis and offers a practical guide to delivering services. It includes information about substance misuse, mental health and policy background and features current treatment modules along with case studies and exercises for individuals or group work.

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