Resources and publications

Download a presentation handout on treatment under Tasmania's Mental Health Act.

Download a clinical guideline on chemical restraint under Tasmania's Mental Health Act.

View the presentation slides on the Mental Health Act - Assessment Orders from the Department of Health (Tasmania).

View the presentation slides on the Mental Health Act - Capacity from the Department of Health (Tasmania).

View the presentation slides on the Mental Health Act - Forensic Provisions from the Department of Health (Tasmania).

Download the Mental Health Act Guide for Official Visitors

Download the Chief Psychiatrist Annual Report 2020-2021

Read the Report to the Tasmanian Government on Suicide in Tasmania 2012-2018 from the Department of Health (Tasmania).

This Report has been prepared by the Advisory Panel – Standard of Patient Care – Roy Fagan Centre, established under Section 13 of the Tasmanian Health Service Act 2018 (The Act) to provide the Secretary of the Department of Health with advice about the Standard of Patient Care at the Roy Fagan Centre in accordance with the Terms of Reference provided to the panel.

Read the overview of the Tasmanian Eating Disorder Service Project from the Department of Health (Tasmania).

View the overview for the Tasmanian Eating Disorder Service Project from the Department of Health (Tasmania).

Download the Chief Psychiatrist Annual Report 2019-2020

View the Rethink 2020 State Plan for mental health in Tasmania 2020-2025.

Read the summary of Rethink 2020 from the Department of Health (Tasmania).

View the Mental Health Act 2013: Review Outcomes Report from the Department of Health (Tasmania).

View the Mental Health Act Consultation Amendment Bill 2022 from the Department of Health (Tasmania).

Read the guide to health services provided in prison from the Department of Health (Tasmania).

View a guide about the Royal Hobart Hospital Mental Health Inpatient Unit from the Department of Health (Tasmania).

View a guide about the Launceston General Hospital Mental Health Inpatient Unit from the Department of Health (Tasmania).

View a fact sheet on Adult Mental Health Services from the Department of Health (Tasmania).