Objective: The Mental Health Act in New South Wales (NSW) has recently been revised, resulting in the Mental Health Bill 2007, which has been submitted to the NSW Parliament to be passed as law. The new Bill includes some changes to the sections dealing with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT),...
For example, The Mental Health Act 2007 (NSW) [52] is silent on a complaints process, whereas in Western Australia [35] there are specific provisions regarding processes for complaints about mental health services. In South Australia there is separate legislation covering complaints against health ...
2. NSW Centre for Eating & Dieting Disorders, Central Sydney Area Health Service, Sydney, NSW, 2050, Australia 3. National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 0200, Australia 4. Orygen Research Centre, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australi...
Application and implications of Mental Health Act 2007 (NSW) certificate use in acute generalist settings The MHA and its state and territory counterparts provide for the treatment, care and support of people who have a mental illness and the protection of ... S Lamont,S Brunero,S Sharma - ...
What are the key points of the mental health Act 2007? it establishes the system of public mental health care and provides for the licensing of private mental health facilities in NSW. it sets out the circumstances in which persons with mental illness may be admitted to and treated in public...
Addressing wellbeing at the community level, using a public health approach may build wellbeing and protective factors for all. A collaborative, community-owned approach can bring together experience, networks, local knowledge, and other resources to for
Despite disproportionate rates of mental ill-health compared with non-Indigenous populations, few programs have been tailored to the unique health, social, and cultural needs and preferences of young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander males. This paper describes the process of culturally adapting the...
Little is known about Australian mental health care practitioners’ attitudes toward this diversity and their level of cultural competence. Aim Given the relationship between practitioner cultural competence and the mental health outcomes of non-White clients, this study aimed to identify factors that ...
2018. https://www.nswmentalhealthcommission.com.au/report/accessibility-and-quality-mental-health-services-rural-and-remote-australia. Google Scholar Petrie K, Baldwin P, Crawford J, Harvey SB. The voice of mental health practice in Australia: a mixed-method cross-sectional study of gaps and ...
In the present study, we examined whether mental health self-efficacy (MHSE), a construct derived from Bandura’s Social Learning Theory (SLT), influenced symptom and functional outcomes of a new mobile phone and web-based psychotherapy intervention for people with mild-to-moderate depression, ...