Open AccessLessons learned in developing community mental health care in Australasia and the South Pacific
Author(s) -
MCGEORGE PETER
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
world psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 15.51
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 2051-5545
pISSN - 1723-8617
DOI - 10.1016/j.wpsyc.2012.05.010
Subject(s) - indigenous , population , geography , mental health , pacific islanders , action plan , health care , socioeconomics , demography , economic growth , medicine , environmental health , sociology , psychiatry , ecology , economics , biology
This paper summarizes the findings for the Australasia and Pacific Region of the WPA Task Force on Steps, Obstacles and Mistakes to Avoid in the Implementation of Community Mental Health Care. We present an overview of mental health services in the region; discuss policies, plans and programmes; chart progress towards achieving community-oriented services, and detail the lessons learned.