Mental Health Policy, Practice, and Service Accessibility in Contemporary Society: 9781522574026: Medicine & Healthcare Books

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ISBN13: 9781522574026

EISBN13: 9781522574033

DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7402-6

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Mental health and wellbeing has become an increasingly important issue that impacts communities in multiple ways. A critical discussion on the understanding and access of mental health services by people from diverse backgrounds is important to improving global healthcare practices in modern society.

Mental Health Policy, Practice, and Service Accessibility in Contemporary Society provides innovative insights into contemporary and future issues within the field of mental healthcare. The content within this publication represents the work of medical funding, social inclusion, and social work education. It is a vital reference source for post-graduate students, medical researchers, psychology professionals, sociologists, and academicians seeking coverage on topics centered on improving future practices in mental health and wellbeing.

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The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to:

Asylums
Behavior Therapy
Cross-Cultural Psychiatry
Depression
Healthcare Decision Making
Medical Funding
Personality Disorders
Resource Allocation
Risk Assessment
Social Inclusion

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Mental Health Policy, Practice, and Service Accessibility in Contemporary Society is framed by the World Health Organisation’s Global Mental Health Action Plan: 213-22. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), one in four people in the world will experience "a mental or neurological disorder" at some point in their lives.

– Prof. Jennifer M. Martin, Swinburne University, Australia

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Jennifer Martin is well experienced in the field of mental health as a social work researcher, educator and practitioner. Current research is focused on inter-disciplinary collaboration across health disciplines to improve communication skills and client outcomes. This includes effective use of technology to enhance inter-disciplinary collaboration. Her research into workforce development in social work, mental health and aged care focuses on issues of access and equity highlighting the importance of evidence-based research to inform practice outcomes and the importance of communicating this in reputable peer reviewed publications as well as to policy makers and in practice forums. Jennifer is regarded as an expert in the fields of education, mental health and social work. She currently holds invited appointments with TEQSA as an expert panel member, membership of the Board of Studies at Charles Sturt University and is a past academic advisor at the University of Malaysia-Sarawak, and past Chair of the RMIT University Appeals Committee. Jennifer is an invited university sector representative on the executive of the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services Allied Health Therapy Research Network and is a founding member of the NHMRC funded: Evidence Translation in Allied Health (EviTAH).

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