Australia’s Digital Mental Health Policy and Services

Abstract

Australia has started relatively early to invest in digital technology in the field of mental health. Most digital mental health services are provided free of charge with a view to promoting their use. The range of available digital mental health services is wide. In the wake of Covid-19, Australia has made added efforts to improve mental health management, exemplified by the recent renewal of Head to Health, a national digital mental health platform. This platform brings digital mental health services from the public and private sectors together, broadening user choice, to enable early detection and treatment of mental health issues. Learning from the Australian example, Korea, where demand is high for mental health services, could develop various digital mental health services and link them to better address mental health issues.