Factor	Description
Direct access	Enables a proportion (10–50%) of people seeking mental health care to receive Medicare‐subsidised sessions with psychologists or allied professionals without a general practitioner referral and mental health plan.
Accelerated growth in specialised mental health service capacity	Annual growth in number of sessions with specialised mental health services (psychologists, psychiatrists, mental health allied professionals) increased (by factor of two to five).
Increased demand for mental health services	Increased proportion of people who perceive a need for mental health care (5% or 10%) and seek it from a general practitioner or online services, or from psychologists and allied professionals if direct access is available.

^*Further details: Supporting Information, table 2.