Driving innovation and a future-focused agenda
Gold Coast’s Mental Health, Drug, Alcohol and Specialist services are the forefront of Gold Coast Health’s ambitious strategic agenda, focused on:
- Future Value: Safe, compassionate and high-value care
- Future Care: Innovating and building future of care
- Future Growth: New infrastructure and workforce
- Future System: Connected, integrated, equitable and seamless system
Future Value: Safe, compassionate and high-value care
Gold Coast Health, in partnership with the Gold Coast Primary Health Network, has developed a Crisis Continuum of Care, which is a coordinated network to prevent, respond to and resolve crises. To learn more, visit our Crisis Reform page.
Future Care: Innovating and building future of care
Gold Coast Health is recognised in Australia as a leader in mental health informatics innovation, with enhanced digital capability to improve mental health outcomes for consumers. To learn more, visit our Mental Health Informatics page.
We aim to embed a culture of research and evidence-based practice across our services. To learn more, visit our Mental Health Research page.
Future Growth: New infrastructure and workforce
Following an exhaustive inquiry into how Queensland’s mental health, alcohol and drug services could be improved, the Gold Coast region is benefiting from The Better Care Together Plan. This plan demonstrates the Queensland Government's commitment to Gold Coast residents who experience mental illness, problematic alcohol and other drug use and suicidality. From 2022 to 2027, the Gold Coast region will see more than $122 million allocated for new and expanded services, including 86 additional mental health, alcohol and other drugs staff.
A 40-bed Secure Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit opened at the Gold Coast University Hospital campus in March 2025. To learn more about this facility and job opportunities, visit the Secure Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit page.
The new Coomera Hospital will deliver additional mental health, drug, alcohol and specialist services to support the growing population of the northern Gold Coast corridor. Read more about plans for this new healthcare facility here.
Our Mental Health Education team is supporting the development of our current and future workforce. Read more here.
Future System: Connected integrated, equitable and seamless system
Our strong partnerships and Joint Regional Plan are progressing our ‘One System’ ambition to seamless connected care for Gold Coast people. Read more.
