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A unique mental health network for Victorian Aboriginal people
Author(s) -
McKendrick Jane H,
Thorpe Marjorie,
Cutter Trevor N,
Austin Graeme,
Roberts William,
Duke Michael,
Chiu Edmond
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1990.tb136945.x
Subject(s) - mental health , unit (ring theory) , mental health service , service (business) , set (abstract data type) , medicine , nursing , psychiatry , psychology , business , marketing , mathematics education , computer science , programming language
The Victorian Aboriginal Mental Health Network (VAMHN) is a unique mental health programme for Aboriginal people in Australia. The network was set up in 1987. The services and programmes developed include a community consultation service, a psychiatric inpatient unit; and educational, evaluative and research programmes. Utilisation of the network has steadily increased and the demand for both primary and secondary consultations continues to grow.