Mental health legislation across countries: A comparison of Australia and South AsiaIsaac, M
Due to the common legal heritage, the current scenario of mental health legislation is largely similar in all the countries of the South Asian region. Health is comparatively a low priority for all the countries in the region and mental health is further
We argue that Australia is in breach of international obligations, with inadequate access to mental health services, inconsistent mental health legislation across jurisdictions and ongoing structural (systematic) and individual discrimination. Discussion Inadequate access to mental health services is a world...
MHA (Mental Health Australia). 2019a. Submission to the Review of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Act and the New NDIS Participant Service Guarantee. MHA.https://mhaustralia.org/sites/default/files/docs/mha_cmha_and_mifa_-_submission_to_the_ndis_legislation_review.pdf. ...
Consequently, mental health policies, legislation, community care facilities, and treatments for people with mental illness are not given the priority they deserve. Psychiatric conditions have traditionally been classified as psychotic or neurotic and by mode of presentation. Psychoses are major mental ...
Table 1. National policies and legislation on mental health and substance misuse WHO regionsMental health policy (n = 190) (%)Mental health program (n = 191) (%)Mental health legislation (n = 173) (%)Disability benefits (n = 189) (%)Therapeutic drug policy (n = 187) (%) WHO region...
One option for health advancement currently being developed in New Zealand involved an integrated approach premised on intersectoral delivery and a focus on ... Mason,Durie - 《Australasian Psychiatry》 被引量: 10发表: 2011年 New mental health legislation in South Africa - principles and practicalit...
Since the mid-1960's mental health policy has dictated several major changes in the structure and delivery of long-term care for the chronically mentally ill. Legislation encouraging a decreased reliance on hospitals has prompted the use of alternative community based treatment. The goal of this st...
Due to COVID-19, domestic violence victims face a range of mental health challenges, possibly resulting in substantial human and economic consequences. However, there is a lack of mental health interventions tailored to domestic violence victims and in t
parents’ countries of birth, length of time in Australia, language(s) other than English spoken at home and religion. Although a range of other factors such as existing chronic conditions and socio-economic status can also be associated with health outcomes, these were not measured in the surv...