Mental health consumer and carer participation in professional education: ‘Getting there together’ for children of parents with mental Illness and their families

Australian Social Work

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 406-421

  Cowling, Vicki ^a   Edan, Vrinda ^b   Cuff, Rose ^b   Armitage, Paul ^b   Herszberg, Dassi ^b  

^a Hunter New England Area Health Service   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Consumer and Carer Participation; Education; Mental Health

Indexed keywords

EID: 85055312455     PISSN: 0312407X     EISSN: 14470748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03124070600985988     Document Type: Article

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