Mental Health

Clinical Practice Guidelines

• New Zealand Guidelines Group
• Detection and Management of Young People at Risk of Suicide
• Assessment and Management of People at Risk of Suicide
• Guidelines for Recognising, Assessing and Treating Alcohol and Cannabis Abuse in Primary Care
• New Zealand Guidelines Group - New Zealand Guidelines Completed: Guidelines for the Treatment and Management of Depression by Primary Healthcare Professionals
• NZ Guideline for Assessment and Management of Anxiety Disorders
• Australian and New Zealand Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia
• Australian and New Zealand Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa
• Australian and New Zealand Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Bipolar Disorder
• Australian and New Zealand Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Depression
• Summary Australian and New Zealand Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Schizophrenia
• Guidelines for the Support and Management of People with Dementia
• Guideline for Clinical Risk Assessment and Management in Mental Health- Nov 1998
• Guideline for Assessment and Treatment of Children and Young people with ADHD July 2001
• Young People at Risk of Suicide a Guide for Schools
• Summary Australian and New Zealand Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Treatment for the Management of Adult Deliberate Self-Harm

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Ministry of Health Publications

• Ministry of Health, Mental health Directorate.
Ministry of Health, Suicide Prevention page.
• Ministry of Health, Mental Health Publications List
• Family Violence Intervention Guidelines Child and Partner Abuse.Date of publication: November 2002
• Mental Health (Alcohol and Other Drugs) Workforce Development Framework.Date of publication: September 2002
• Primary Mental Health - A review of the opportunities.Date of publication: May 2002.
• Te Puawaitanga Maori Mental Health National Strategic Framework-www.moh.govt.nz/publications/tepuawaitanga Date of publication: April 2002
• Competencies for the Role and Function of Responsible Clinicians under the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992.Date of publication: December 2001.
• The Ministry of Health Family Violence Project:Core Elements of Health Care Provider Response to Victims of Family Violence - the bare bones. Published July 2001
• Building on Strengths: A Guide for Action A New Approach to Promoting Mental Health in New Zealand/Aotearoa.Date of publication: July 2001.
• Building on Strengths: A Springboard for Action. A New Approach to Promoting Mental Health in New Zealand/Aotearoa. Date of publication: July 2001
• Getting a Sense of Community Support Work A review of literature on paradigms to support people who experience mental illness.Date of publication: June 2001.
• Services for People with Mental Illness in the Justice System - Framework for Forensic Mental Health Services.Date of publication: March 2001
• Services for People with Mental Illness in the Justice System - Review Findings.Date of publication: March 2001
• Involving Families- Guidance Notes- Guidance for involving families and whanau of mental health consumers/tangata whai ora in care, assessment and treatment processes- Published Nov 2000.
• Social Inequalities in Health- New Zealand 199- Published Sept 2000
• Suicide and the Media-Sept 2000
• Guidelines for District Inspectors Appointed under the Mental Health Act-April 2000
• Guidelines for the Role and Function of Duly Authorised Officers -April 2000
• Guidelines for the Role and Function of Directors of Area Mental Health- April 2000
• Better Times Contributing to the Mental Health of Children and Young People- July 1999
• Mental Health in New Zealand From a Public Health Perspective-July 1997
• National Mental Health Standards -July 1997
• Delivery of Treatment for People with Opioid Dependence in New Zealand-October 1996
• Child Abuse Prevention-July 1996
• Cannabis and Health in New Zealand -June 1996
Recommended Standards for Case notes 1992

Mental Health Commission Publications

• Mental Health Commission Publications

New Zealand Mental Health Sites

• Mental Health Foundation
• SF (Schizophrenia Fellowship)
• Mental Health Commission
• Canterbury Suicide Project
• SPINZ - Suicide Prevention Information New Zealand
• Health and Disability Commissioner - Te Toihau Hauora, Hauatanga
• Privacy Commissioner - The Office of the Privacy Commissioner. New Zealand
• NZHIS- New Zealand Health Information Service
• New Zealand Health On-line

International Sites

• About Mental Health Web-Site- Mental Health Resources
• Social Work Resources Mental Health- Berkeley University USA
• DUAL DIAGNOSIS WEBSITE
• Mental Health Net

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