The overarching aim of the Mental Health Shared Care with General Practice program is to enhance the physical and mental health outcomes of people identified in the target group through the support of senior mental health clinicians to general practitioners in the care and the early detection of physical health problems and in the identification of opportunities to apply health promotion strategies.

• Adults aged 18 and over;
• Low prevalance;
• Severe; and
• High completity, including (but not limited to) schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, severe depression and anxiety and personality disorders, this includes those who are at risk of developing a significant mental illness.

The Division currently has 1.0 FTE worker located in Whyalla and 1.0 FTE worker in Port Lincoln and surrounding areas.