The assessment of consumer outcome was identified as a key aim in the National Mental Health Plan. Neami, a community rehabilitation and support service has…

Results of the latest New Zealand Census (June, 2001) revealed that the Asian population has grown from the fourth in 1996 to the third largest…

The notion that “one size fits all” is a popular in our society - whether you are buying a pair of socks or trying to…

Since August 1999, carers have been employed at our Service as Peer Supports and Consultants through COPES. This paper will illustrate that whilst there are…

This paper describes the history, development and activities of an employee health committee established by the Upper Hume Community Health Service (UHCHS) in Wodonga, Victoria.…

In 1992, the first National Mental Health policy was endorsed. This paper focuses on the policy of mainstreaming, that is the integration of public mental…

Over the past three years, the St. George Acute Community Care Team (ACCT) has expanded its role to include infants, children and adolescents in acute…

The rate of smoking amongst people with mental illness is extremely high, resulting in serious consequences for their health and well being. The high…

Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) is a treatment program for people with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and has been applied in a wide range of settings.…

Over 3 years, routine collection of demographic and clinical data has yielded informative material on certain characteristics and clinical outcomes of a particular consumer group.…