Yes, the United Kingdom and Australia have adopted national policies.
In my previous life, I did a lot of psychosis work. Now, when a first psychotic episode occurs, a lot of work is done through the Access Open Minds network, for instance. It's based on an Australian model and really seeks to connect medical stakeholders and community stakeholders to create readily accessible clinics.
We've discussed a number of things today, including access to care and doctor availability. In remote areas that don't have doctors, what do you do? I won't get too into the weeds, because my answer would be too long, but we can provide the committee with information after the meeting. In short, programs like this improve access to care and connect the various stakeholders in an integrative way.
I also want to point out something we learned: it wasn't enough to just raise awareness. Awareness raising is great, but in working with people with lived experience, I learned that psycho-education and awareness campaigns on their own weren't enough. I want to tell the committee something I'm concerned about as a psychologist: we do a lot of psycho-education, but it has to be followed up by meaningful intervention and possible next steps. Someone with lived experience whom I work with said that the lack of solutions in the face of constant education campaigns was beginning to have a pernicious effect. People are being told that it's normal and that things should be fine, but that likely won't work for the 30% of people who really aren't fine. Stronger measures are needed to deal with their situations.