A New Era in Mental Health Care in Vanuatu
Joint Authors
Pond, Dimity
Hughes, Frances
Benson, Jill
Wang, Xiangdong
Tarivonda, Len
Funk, Michelle
Source
International Journal of Family Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-04-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Inequity in health-care delivery for those with mental illness is widespread throughout low- and middle-income countries.
In the Pacific Island countries there are many barriers to addressing the growing mental health burden.
In an effort to address this problem, the WHO is coordinating the Pacific Islands Mental Health Network involving 18 countries in the Pacific region with the financial support of New Zealand Aid (NZAid).
JB and DP have developed and presented mental health training to health professionals, community leaders, and social service personnel in an environment in Vanuatu that is very different from that of their usual Australian-based general practices.
They discuss evidence for their work, an outline of the programme, some difficulties working across different cultures, and the enthusiasm with which the training has been greeted.
Vanuatu is now well on its way to addressing the inequity of access to mental health care with a culturally appropriate and self-sustaining mental health workforce.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Benson, Jill& Pond, Dimity& Funk, Michelle& Hughes, Frances& Wang, Xiangdong& Tarivonda, Len. 2011. A New Era in Mental Health Care in Vanuatu. International Journal of Family Medicine،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Benson, Jill…[et al.]. A New Era in Mental Health Care in Vanuatu. International Journal of Family Medicine No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Benson, Jill& Pond, Dimity& Funk, Michelle& Hughes, Frances& Wang, Xiangdong& Tarivonda, Len. A New Era in Mental Health Care in Vanuatu. International Journal of Family Medicine. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-483242
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-483242