Join us for a Shared Care Forum with GPs, SA Health Mental Health Services, and people with lived experience. The session will clarify roles, explore service capabilities, and share strategies to strengthen collaboration between lived experience, primary care, and mental health services.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: 

• Understand the capabilities and constraints of General Practice when managing mental health concerns as part of a person-centered approach.
• Understand the scope and constraints of SA Health Mental Health Services, including the severity of conditions managed and usual service responses.
• Illustrate how realistic expectations can improve outcomes and strengthen partnerships between GPs, SA Health Mental Health Services, and people with lived experience

PRESENTED BY: 

• A/Prof Scott Clark - Consultant Psychiatrist, CALHN | Head, Discipline of Psychiatry, University of Adelaide
• Rene Darker- Author, Artist, and Volunteer Carer - Lived Experience Person
• Dr Clare Keogh - GP & RACGP SA Faculty Deputy Chair
• Dr David Lam - GP Murray Bridge | Senior Lecturer, The University of Adelaide | Board Director Country SA PHN
• David West OAM – Director Mental Health, Flinders Upper North Local Health Network
• Tayce Fry – Clinical Nurse – Triage Coordinator Eastern Community Mental Health Services, Central Adelaide LHN
• Dr James Capps – Consultant Psychiatrist- Community Psychiatrist (Riverland and Adelaide Hills) for Rural and Remote Mental Health Services