Figure 4 shows how Australia's $6.9 billion investment in mental health in 2010-11 was spent. Hospital services administered by state and territory governments accounted for the Iargest share of total national spending (26%).
This was followed by state and territory ambulatory care services (24%) and psychiatric medicines subsidised through the Australian Government Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (13%).
Figure 4: National spending on mental health, 2010-11
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- State/territory hospitals - 26.2%
- State/territory ambulatory services - 24.0%
- State/territory residential (staffed) - 3.5%
- State/territory other - 3.4%
- State/territory NGO - 4.4%
- Aus Govt NGO support programs - 2.2%
- MBS - GPs - 3.6%
- MBS - private psychiatrists - 3.9%
- MBS - psychologists/ allied health - 5.3%
- Other Aus Govt primary care - 2.3%
- Other Aus Govt programs and initiatives - 3.0%
- PBS medicines - 12.5%
- Private hospital care - 5.6%
Note: MBS and PBS items include Department of Veterans Affairs components