Mental health
Snapshots
An estimated 650,000 (3%) Australian adults experience substance use disorder.
In 2021–22, 63% of SHS clients with a current mental health issue were females.
The National Mental Health Service Planning Framework (NMHSPF) is a comprehensive model designed to help plan, coordinate, and resource mental health services.
Mental health conditions and substance use disorders were responsible for 15% of total burden placing it second after cancer (17%).
The leading cause of total disease burden among First Nations people in 2018 were mental health conditions and substance use disorders.
First Nations burden of disease mental health summary