Mental health need increases amid long waitlists for professional help, sharp rise in emergency presentations – ABC News

Psychiatrists are urging the Queensland government to fund more mental health positions as they grapple with having just two-thirds of required staff amid a “mental health crisis” that has seen a 90 per cent increase in emergency department presentations.
Key points:

• A Queensland psychiatrist says more professionals are needed to cope with “the mental health crisis gripping the community”
• Patients are waiting six to nine months to see a psychiatrist or psychologist
• GPs report a 30 per cent increase…

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