How We Got Here: A Contextual Review of the Better Access Initiative

This article presents a contextual review of the literature on mental health policy in the global and Australian settings. The review constitutes an analysis of, firstly, the relevant global literature on mental health policy and practice concepts and, secondly, the Australian literature on mental h...

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Main Authors: Adrian Holmes, Carol Windsor, Clint Douglas
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Language:English
Published: Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia 2023-07-01
Series:Psychotherapy and Counselling Journal of Australia
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.59158/001c.77927
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