Emotional and social wellbeing: National policy context

Australasian Psychiatry

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages

  Roxbee, Lesley ^b   Wallace, Clinton ^a,c  

^a Social Health Section   (Australia)

^b Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing ^*  (Australia)

^c MDP 17 ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal; Emotional and social wellbeing; Mental health; Policy

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY CARE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMOTION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL ASPECT; WELLBEING;

EID: 28744453375     PISSN: 10398562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1038-5282.2003.02014.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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