The Sooke Navigator project: Using community resources and research to improve local service for mental health and addictions

Mental Health in Family Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 21-28

  Anderson, J Ellen ^a,b,c   Larke, Susan C ^a  

^a Sooke Community Health Initiative   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community mental health service; Community based participatory research; Mental health service access; Primary mental health care

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; COMMUNITY CARE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW;

EID: 70349946973     PISSN: 1756834X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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