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Family Violence: Chief Psychiatrist's Guideline and Practice Resource

Resource | 2018

The guideline outlines expectations of mental health services managers and clinicians regarding their roles in responding to family violence.

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Fifth National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Plan

Resource | 2017

The Fifth National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Plan (Fifth Plan) is an integral part of the National Mental Health Strategy. Endorsed by the Australian Health Ministers’ Conference in 1992, the National Mental Health Strategy is formed by a suite of documents, each with a specific purpose.

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Fifth National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Plan

Resource | 2017

The Fifth Plan represents commitment from all governments to work together to achieve integrated planning and service delivery of mental health and suicide prevention related services.

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Korin Korin Balit-Djak: Aboriginal health, wellbeing and safety strategic plan 2017–2027

Resource | 2017

Korin Korin Balit-Djak means 'Growing very strong' in the Woi wurrung language. It provides an overarching framework for action to improve the health, wellbeing and safety of Aboriginal Victorians now and over the next 10 years.

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Aged Care Diversity Framework Initiative

Resource | 2017

This framework sets out how our aged care system can meet the diverse needs of all older Australians. It includes action plans for government, aged care providers and consumers. It also provides resources to help providers meet the goals of the framework. Page includes description and links.

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The National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards (second edition)

Resource | 2017

The primary aims of the NSQHS Standards are to protect the public from harm and to improve the quality of health service provision. The eight NSQHS Standards provide a nationally consistent statement about the level of care consumers can expect from health services.

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Working with Older People to Make Recovery Real in Later Life

Resource | 2017

This article includes participant discussions from a 2017 event titled "Working with Older People to Make Recovery Real in Later Life" hosted by Health Education and Training Institute, and NSW Older People’s Mental Health Policy Unit

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Integrated Trauma Recovery Service Model

Resource | 2016

This document is designed to orient readers to the specialist work done by the Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture. It describes the integrated nature of our approach to working with and for survivors of torture and other traumatic events who come from refugee backgrounds.

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Specialist Family Violence Advisor guidelines and reporting template

Resource | 2016

Safewards is a model developed for inpatient mental health units, aiming to improve safety for both consumers and staff, with a focus on reducing conflict (anything that could be harmful for a patient, other patients, or staff) and containment (restrictive interventions).

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Royal Commission Into Family Violence - Report and recommendations

Resource | 2016

The Commission's multi-volume report canvasses the many views heard by the Commission during its consultation processes and covers a broad range of topics. It then lists and details the Commission's 227 recommendations.

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