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Feeling better after an episode of mental illness is more likely if you know where to go and what treatment and support are available to you.
The links below provide information on rehabilitation and recovery from mental illness.
Reviewed January 2008
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Mental illness services - residential care
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Better Health Channel
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A wide range of comprehensive public mental health services are available for people of all ages. Many of these services are bed-based. Bed-based services offer treatment and support to people who are experiencing a serious mental illness. These services can be offered in hospitals, or other residential care facilities.
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Nov 2007
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Mental health services - case managers
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Better Health Channel
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A case manager is a mental health professional employed by a Community Mental Health service. Their responsibility is to look after your interests while you are a client of public (government) mental health services. Your case manager will make sure you receive a full assessment and prepare a treatment and service plan.
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Jun 2007
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Forensic mental health
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Better Health Channel
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'Forensic' means related to or associated with legal processes. Forensic mental health refers to the services provided for the assessment and care of mentally disturbed offenders. Young men are over-represented in Australia's prison population, and are more likely than others to be referred for assessment.
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Nov 2006
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Getting better: recovering from mental illness
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SANE Australia
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Feeling better after an episode of mental illness is more likely if you know where to go and what treatment and support you are entitled to. This Factsheet gives a summary of what sort of services are available to help you do this.
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Jan 2005
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Employment and psychosis
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Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing
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In a society where emphasis is placed on employment as a means of social inclusion, it is imperative that people with psychiatric disabilities are given an opportunity to participate in the labour market. This report draws on information from the Collaborative Study on Low-Prevalence (Psychotic) Disorders to make 20 recommendations for how access to employment can be improved.
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Oct 2002
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National practice standards for the mental health workforce
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Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing
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This document contains the twelve Practice Standards for those who work in mental health services within the professions of psychiatry, nursing, social work, psychology and occupational therapy.
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Sep 2002
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Vocational rehabilitation for people with severe mental illness
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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A majority of severely mentally ill people would like to work and there are compelling ethical, social and clinical reasons for helping them to achieve this goal. Pre-vocational Training and Supported Employment are two different approaches to helping s...
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Dec 2000
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Assertive community treatment for people with severe mental disorders
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) was developed in the early 1970s as a response to the closing down of psychiatric hospitals. ACT is a team-based approach aiming at keeping ill people in contact with services, reducing hospital admissions and improving outcome, especially social functioning and quality of life.
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