Mental Health LibGuide

ACI brings patients, clinicians and managers together to support the design and implementation of innovation in healthcare.

These 2019 updated Clinical Practice Guidelines present evolving research and clinical insights around complex trauma. They build on the 2012 Practice Guidelines for Treatment of Complex Trauma and Trauma Informed Care and Service Delivery and include substantial additions around the nature of complex trauma, dissociation and the related clinical challenges, phased therapy, ‘new’ and emerging treatment approaches and issues relating to `evidence-based’ treatment.

The Clinical Excellence Commission is the lead agency supporting safety and quality improvement in the NSW Health system.

Mental Health First Aid Australia Provides high quality, evidence-based mental health first aid education to everyone. Mental Health First Aid is a national not-for-profit health promotion charity focused on mental health training and research. MHFA Australia operates under the governance of a Board of Directors and derives funding from government and philanthropic grants, public donations and through its education training programs.

All policy documents applicable to the NSW Health system are issued by the Ministry of Health through the Policy Distribution System. NSW Health organisations must have systems in place to distribute policy documents to staff and organisations under their control and to monitor compliance. Ministry of Health staff should refer to the NSW Health Intranet for procedures on processing policy directives, guidelines and information bulletins.

We provide national guidance and advice to improve health and social care. NICE produces evidence-based guidance and advice for health, public health and social care practitioners. NICE develops quality standards and performance metrics for those providing and commissioning health, public health and social care services. NICE also provides a range of information services for commissioners, practitioners and managers across health and social care.

The Australian Clinical Practice Guidelines Portal provides access to clinical practice guidelines produced for Australian practice that have been assessed against selection criteria modified from the United States' National Guidelines clearinghouse(link is external), and adapted to the Australian context.

NICE Mental health and wellbeing uses the best available evidence to develop recommendations that guide decisions in health, public health and social care. All NICE products on mental health and wellbeing. Includes any guidance, advice, NICE Pathways and quality standards.