​WiSE Mental Health & Telehealth

• Category: Highlights

WQPHN has commissioned headspace National to provide the Wellbeing in Schools Early Intervention Telepsychiatry program (WiSE). The program delivers Mental Health assessments, triage, referral and clinical service delivery via telehealth psychological consults targeted towards children and young people at risk of or living with a mental health condition.

Telehealth consultations in delivering primary health care services including mental health initiatives increased by 7,976 occasions of service from the 2020-21 financial year to 27,656 occasions of service. 33% of consultations in primary health care were delivered by telehealth in the 2021-2022 financial year.