Specific support groups for carers of people with personality disorders have been available in Melbourne for a few years. Many carers have indicated that, in…
This paper traces the innovative mentoring of one service by another, aiming to achieve robust service change. Since early 2006, St. Vincent’s Mental Health in…
The need for the development of best practice mental health services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples is described in many recent national reports…
Clinical Practice Guidelines routinely include Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT) as an evidence-based psychological intervention for schizophrenia. Despite recommendations for its use, mental health services in general…
As part of mental health reform, the South Australian and New South Wales health departments have conducted assessments of consumers living in long stay institutional…
The removal of more than 25,000 Indigenous children from their families, has had devastating consequences (Human Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission, 1997). Lorraine Peeters, an…
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BUILDING FAMILY SKILLS TOGETHER: AN IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY FOR EVIDENCE-BASED FAMILY INTERVENTIONS IN PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
Carol Harvey, Brendan O’Hanlon, Margaret Leggatt,…