Getting mental health reform back on track: A leadership challenge for the new australian government

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 200, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 445-448

  Hickie, Ian B ^a   McGorry, Patrick D ^b,c   Davenport, Tracey A ^a   Rosenberg, Sebastian P ^a   Mendoza, John A ^d   Burns, Jane M ^b,e   Nicholas, Jonathan ^f   Christensen, Helen ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b THE NATIONAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d ConNetica Consulting ^*  (Australia)

^e University of Melbourne   (Australia)

^f Inspire Foundation   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; ECONOMICS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84903289470     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja13.11207     Document Type: Article

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