• AASW - Australian Association of Social Workers

  • ACAT - Aged Care Assessment Team

  • ACCP - Australian College of Clinical Psychologists

  • ACMHN - Australian College of Mental Health Nurses

  • AGPN - Australian General Practice Network

  • AHP - Allied Health Providers comprising occupational therapists, psychologists and social workers approved to provide focussed psychological strategies through the Better Access initiative

  • AIHW - Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

  • APS - Australian Psychological Society

  • ATAPS - Access to Allied Psychological Services

  • BUPA - BUPA Australia (owner of MBF)

  • CALD - Cultural and Linguistically Diverse Communities

  • CAMHS - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

  • CBT - Cognitive behaviour therapy

  • CPD - Continuing Professional Development

  • CPE - Continuing Professional Education

  • Divisions - Divisions of General Practice

  • DOHA - Department of Health and Ageing

  • DVA - Department of Veteran’s Affairs

  • EPC - Enhanced Primary Care program

  • FPS - Focussed psychological strategies

  • GP(s) - General Practitioner(s)

  • HACC - Home and Community Care Program

  • HBA - HBA health insurance

  • HCF - HCF health insurance fund

  • MAHS - More Allied Health Services Program

  • MBF - MBF health insurance fund

  • MBS - Medicare Benefits Schedule

  • Medibank - Medibank Private health insurance fund

  • MHPA - Mental Health Professional Association

  • MHPN - Mental Health Professional Network

  • NET - Narrative Exposure Therapy

  • NGO(s) - Non government organisation(s)

  • OATSIH - Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health

  • OTA - Occupational Therapy Australia

  • PHAMs - Personal Helpers and Mentors program

  • RACGP - Royal Australian College of General Practitioners

  • RACP - Royal Australasian College of Physicians

  • RANZCP - Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists

  • TIS - Translating and Interpreting Service

  • VoIP - Voice over Internet Protocol