Summary of topics
People living with mental illness can access a wide range of support services provided by government agencies, private providers, and not-for-profit organisations. The reports in this section are organised into the following categories to help navigate the available information.
Community-based services

Community mental health care services
State & territory community services
Medicare mental health services
Mental health-related prescriptions
ADHD medications dispensed 2004–05 to 2023–24
Psychosocial disability support services
Residential mental health care services
State & territory residential services
Specialist homelessness services
Health & wellbeing

Mental illness burden of disease
Mental illness and substance use
Physical health of people with mental illness
Social isolation and loneliness
Suicide, self-harm and mental health
Populations

Mental health of people in Australia's prisons
Mental illness burden of disease: First Nations
Targeted analysis

Mental health patients in 2018
ADHD medications dispensed 2004–05 to 2023–24
Financial stress and mental health
Hospital-based services

Admitted patient mental health-related care
State & territory admitted patient data
Mental health services provided in emergency departments
State & territory emergency departments data
Facilities & resources

Expenditure on mental health-related services
Specialised mental health care facilities
Disease and injury related spending on mental illness
National Mental Health Service Planning Framework
Safety & quality

Consumer outcomes in mental health care
- Consumer experience in public mental health services
- Patient experience in private hospital mental health services