Mental Health Research & Resources
Featured Report
The Australian Mental Health Access Report 2026 examines national trends in mental health access, demand, workforce capacity and service gaps. It covers Medicare-subsidised mental health care, telehealth, regional and remote access, workforce shortages, child and adolescent mental health, NDIS-related demand, wait times and mental health access to 2030.
The report includes the Australian Mental Health Access Index 2026 and the Top 20 Mental Health Access Hotspots framework. These are original composite benchmarking and prioritisation models developed to support policy discussion and service planning. They are not official government rankings and should be interpreted with local data.
Explore Mental Health Access Resources
Use these resources to explore specific areas of Australian mental health access, including workforce shortages, regional service gaps, telehealth, youth mental health, NDIS-related support and mental health service planning.
National trends in access, demand, workforce capacity and service gaps.
State and territory comparison framework for mental health access planning.
Priority regions where workforce, geography and service gaps overlap.
Analysis of workforce capacity, distribution, recruitment and future planning pressures.
How telehealth is changing access, especially for regional and remote communities.
Regional, rural and remote access barriers and service planning priorities.
Youth mental health demand, assessment bottlenecks, school refusal and early intervention.
Psychosocial disability, autism, behaviour support and capacity-building demand.
Citation-friendly statistics and data points for media, researchers and resource pages.
Resources for Planning, Research, Media and Public Education
Therapy Near Me resources are designed to be useful for organisations working across mental health access, service planning, workforce development, public education and community support.
For PHNs and service planners
Use these resources to support regional needs assessment, workforce planning, service gap identification, commissioning discussions and mental health access strategy.
For universities and researchers
Use the report and supporting pages for public health, psychology, counselling, social work, rural health, workforce planning, student placement and research discussions.
For journalists and media
Use the key statistics, access index, hotspots framework and topic pages to inform coverage of mental health access, workforce shortages, regional gaps and service planning.
For mental health organisations
Use these resources for public education, policy discussion, advocacy, service navigation and collaboration around access barriers.
For councils and community organisations
Use the regional access and hotspot resources to support local wellbeing planning, community service directories and mental health access discussion.
How to Cite Therapy Near Me Research
Organisations may cite or link to Therapy Near Me reports and resources when discussing Australian mental health access, workforce shortages, regional mental health gaps, telehealth, NDIS-related mental health demand, child and adolescent mental health access or mental health service planning.
Media, Citation and Partnership Enquiries
For media enquiries, citation requests, resource corrections, data collaboration or partnership discussions, contact Therapy Near Me.
Therapy Near Me welcomes collaboration with PHNs, universities, mental health organisations, councils, service providers and policy stakeholders working to improve mental health access across Australia.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Mental Health Research & Resources hub?
It is a collection of Australian mental health reports, access resources, service planning information and evidence-informed guides published by Therapy Near Me.
