Seeing Through The Mist: An Intervention For Young People With Mental Health And Substance Use Issues

Over the past few years there has been increased discussion about the need for effective treatment programs for young people with dual disorders (mental illness…

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‘Shape Up’: Addressing Physical Health Issues For People Experiencing Mental Illness Throughout Victoria

People with a psychiatric illness have a higher morbidity and mortality rate than the general population. ‘Shape Up’ Healthy Lifestyle Program was designed by Grampians…

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Integration Between Adult Acute Inpatient Services And Community Care Teams

Co-ordination among mental health services is critical to ensuring that consumers/patients get the best possible care to help them reduce their disability so they can…

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Measuring And Comparing Consumer Needs And Consumer Outcomes In A Community Rehabilitation And Support Service

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…

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Psychiatric Intensive Care: Fact Or Fiction.

This paper will examine the development, implementation and effectiveness of the role of Coordinator of the Extra Care Unit (ECU) at St. Vincent’s Mental Health…

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Thank God You’re Not Therapists! (Paradigm Lost)

Some years ago a new participant in one of our outdoor adventure programs said to us: “Thank God you’re not therapists!” This comment is used…

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Genuine Partnerships In Care With Consumers In The Driver’s Seat: The Rewards, Opportunities And Challenges Of Chronic Disease Self-Management (Cdsm) Principles Applied To Mental Health Populations.

The South Australian CDSM project (2002-3) was the first internationally to apply a generic, evidence-based model of self-management intervention to mental health consumers with (or…

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ARAFMI Family-To-Family Volunteer Project

The NSW Dept of Health two year funded ARAFMI Family to Family Volunteer Project which commenced in November 2002 is designed to provide support and…

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Community Participation In Transcultural Worker Training: Issues In The Use Of Community And Professional Knowledge.

The purpose of this paper is to report on current research into the area of community participation in transcultural training for mental health workers. In…

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Papua New Guinea – Identifying Strategies For Improving Mental Health Rehabilitation To Assist The Recovery Process

Papua New Guinea has difficulty in providing basic health care for its population of approximately 5 million. It struggles with poor security, inadequate communication and…

adminMay 19, 2015