Better General Health For People With Mental Illness

There is ample evidence available to indicate that people with enduring, serious mental illness experience poor physical health outcomes, however there is a deficiency of…

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Support For Individuals, Families And Carers Affected By Mental Illness

The Australian Government announced that the government will provide $1.855 billion in new funding over five years to provide a range of measures for people…

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Pathways Of Care For Socially Marginalised People With Or At Risk Of Depression

International and Australian studies indicate that people who are socially marginalised have impaired access to health and community services and have worse mental health compared…

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‘Any Which Way We Can’ Assertive Outreach To Homeless People With A Mental Illness

The Assertive Mental Health Outreach Program (AMHO) of the Inner South Community Health Service (ISCHS) breaches service gaps in the mental health and homelessness service…

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Marge Flimpson Gets Sick: Strengtheing And Supporting Families Where A Parent Has A Mental Illness.

Concurrent groups for parents with mental illness and their 8 to 12-year-old children have been run in the North East area of Melbourne. This paper…

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Overlooked Rural Resources First Aid For Your Mental Health: Carer Weekend

Carers are an overlooked valuable resource in rural communities, frequently providing initial assistance to family members with mental health problems (Henderson S, Andrews G, Hall…

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The Road Way: A Bottom Up Collaborative Approach To Connecting Young People And Their Families To Early Psychosis Services N North Queensland

Intervention in early psychosis has gained momentum over the past decade, with a growing body of literature describing best-practice principles and models of service (Herman-Doig…

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Barwon Health Early Intervention Service Group Programs

The onset of mental illness for young people often disrupts key areas of life including education, employment, social networks and self esteem. Barwon Health’s- Early…

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Training And Other Workforce Development Initiatives For The Nsw Ngo Mental Health Sector

In 2004 the Mental Health Co-ordinating Council of NSW (MHCC) commenced work on the NGO Development Strategy: Mental Health, an initiative funded by and run…

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Enhancing Connections With Non-Government Organisations (Ngos): The Early Discharge Program.

Changes within mental health service delivery demand the development of cost effective programs that reduce length of stay and provide better transition between discharge and…

adminMay 21, 2015