Telepsych.2000.

[Matthew X]

Introduction
The Victorian Telepsychiatry Program was established in 1996 to improve access to mental health services for rural Victorians.
The Program funded the establishment of 27 telepsychiatry facilities located at Area Mental Health Service sites in rural base hospitals, mental health centres and community-based locations across regional Victoria, and facilities at six specialist service locations.
The specialist services targeted by the Program were:
�       The Mental Health Review Board (MHRB)
�       Forensic Mental Health Service
�       Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Centre (EPPIC) Statewide Service
�       Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) at three locations: Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre, Royal Children's Hospital and Monash Medical Centre.
The Program established linkages of two types:
�       Intra-service: from major rural centres such as Bendigo, to smaller rural communities such as Swan Hill and Kyneton
More on
http://www.health.vic.gov.au/mentalhealth/publications/telepsychiatry/