Evaluation of the National Mental Health Strategy
Mental Health Branch, Commonwealth Department of Health and Family Services
National Mental Health Strategy Evaluation Steering Committee
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Evaluation of Policy, Law, Strategies, Plans, and Services
Australia
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This evaluation considers the effectiveness and appropriateness of the National Mental Health Strategy since its inception in 1992....
A simple conclusion is that the mental health system in Australia at the commencement of the Strategy was in a poor state. While significant gains have been made, these need to be viewed
against the historical backdrop. The National Mental Health Strategy has raised awareness of previously hidden problem areas and encouraged an expectation, if not a demand, that ‘things should be better than this’.
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