Public policy, participation and the third position: The implication of engaging communities on their own terms

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 111-121

  Bishop, Brian J ^a   Vicary, David A ^a,b   Browne, Alison L ^a   Guard, Neil ^c  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Western Australian Department of Fisheries   (Australia)

^c Healthway   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aboriginal communities; Participation; Policy; Third position

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONSUMER; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; CULTURE; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PUBLIC POLICY; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 67349282698     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-008-9214-8     Document Type: Article

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