The Northern Territory Department of Health and Community Services (the Department)
engaged Healthcare Management Advisors (HMA) to undertake a study to:
“assess and make recommendations on the core elements of a Mental Health Service
System Development Strategy”
The Terms of reference for the Project were:
1. review Department of Health and Community Services Mental Health Program funded
services, taking into account the context of services available in the NT;
2. make recommendations on the level, mix and integration of services and staff to get the best results within existing resources;
3. make recommendations on potential areas of disinvestment and reinvestment within the
mental health services, using evidence-based practice as a key decision-making criterion;
and 4. make recommendations on priorities for future funding in relation to specific mental health services.