title: NewAccess for depression and anxiety: adapting the UK Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Program across Australia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  NewAccess is a Low Intensity Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (LiCBT) early intervention pilot, for mild to moderate depression and anxiety. In November 2015 the Australian Government Review of Mental Health Programmes and Services specifically highlighted the program, stating, "Primary Health Networks will.…be encouraged and supported to work towards better utilisation of low intensity 'coaching' services for people with lesser needs, building on evaluations of programmes such as the NewAccess model of care, and the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies model of stepped care implemented in the United Kingdom." NewAccess runs in three sites (Adelaide, Canberra and North Coast New South Wales) based on the successful UK Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) model. NewAccess involves training in evidence-based interventions, regular clinical supervision and recording outcome measures every session. Key performance indicators include functional recovery,loss of diagnosis, return to employment and early intervention.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Adaptation to Australia accommodated contextual issues such as geographical isolation and infrastructure of the healthcare system. Initial recovery rates and projected economic viability for NewAccess are very promising, supporting wider adoption of an IAPT model across Australia. In addition it has resulted in the emergence of a new Australian workforce in community mental health with the LiCBT 'Coach'.
authors.affiliation: IAPT Program Lead, Senior Lecturer, Flinders Human Behaviour and Health Research Unit, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia paul.cromarty@flinders.edu.au.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cromarty
authors.affiliation: Research Fellow, Flinders Human Behaviour and Health Research Unit, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
authors.forename: Aaron
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Drummond
authors.affiliation: Business Manager, Flinders Human Behaviour and Health Research Unit, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
authors.forename: Tamara
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Francis
authors.affiliation: CBT Trainer and Supervisor, Flinders Human Behaviour and Health Research Unit, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
authors.forename: Julianne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.affiliation: Clinical Director, Mental Health Services SALHN Professor and Head of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Director, Flinders Human Behaviour and Health Research Unit, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
authors.forename: Malcolm
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Battersby
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety / Q000628:therapy*; D001315:Australia; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003863:Depression / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D019114:Remote Consultation / Q000379:methods*; D006113:United Kingdom
keywords: IAPT; anxiety; depression; low intensity CBT; stepped care