- ABS - Australian Bureau of Statistics.
- AHMAC - Australian Health Ministers Advisory Council.
- AHMC - Australian Health Ministers Council.
- AIHW - Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
- CAPI - Computer Assisted Personal Interview.
- CATI - Computer Assisted Telephone Interview.
- CMHC - Community Mental Health Care.
- COAG - Council of Australian Governments.
- DoHA - Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.
- DSM - Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
- DVA - Department of Veterans Affairs.
- FaHCSIA - Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.
- GPs - General Practitioners.
- GSS - General Social Survey.
- HILDA - Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia survey.
- HoNOS - Health of the Nation Outcome Scale.
- HoNOS 65+ - HoNOS 65 years and over.
- HoNOS family of measures - HoNOS, HoNOSCA and HoNOS 65+.
- HoNOSCA - HoNOS Child and Adolescent.
- ICD - International Classification of Diseases.
- MBS - Medical Benefits Scheme (Medicare).
- MHSC - Mental Health Standing Committee.
- MHISS - Mental Health Information Strategy Subcommittee.
- MHSiA - The annual AIHW Mental Health Services in Australia publication.
- NAP - COAG National Action Plan on mental health (2006–2011).
- NGOs - Non Government Organisations.
- NHS - National Health Survey.
- NMDS - National Minimum Data Set.
- NMHP - National Mental Health Plan Performance Indicator.
- NMHPSC - National Mental Health Performance Subcommittee.
- NPA - National Performance Authority.
- NSMHWB - National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing.
- PMHA - Private Mental Health Alliance.
- RoGS - Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision Report on Government Services.
- SMART - Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Timely.