The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) is the principal organisation representing the medical specialty of psychiatry in Australasia and New Zealand and has responsibility for training, examining and awarding the qualification of Fellowship of the College to medical practitioners.
The RANZCP has had a leading role among the Australian Medical Colleges in its interest in and advocacy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health issues. The RANZCP recognises the unique place of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia and acknowledges their ongoing spiritual and cultural custodianship of their lands. The RANZCP also recognises the right for all Australians to experience good mental health and seeks to redress the inequities in health experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities through a variety of initiatives, one of which is to improve the training of mental health practitioners in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health.
In 1996, the RANZCP developed an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health Committee to assist the College with advice, advocacy, position statements, ethics, policy and submissions to government regarding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health. The Committee is composed of psychiatrists who have a direct experience working in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health as well as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members who are involved in mental health service provision and policy development. The committee has acted as reference group members for this project.
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