title: A unique mental health network for Victorian aboriginal people.
abstract: The Victorian Aboriginal Mental Health Network (VAMHN) is a unique mental health programme for Aboriginal people in Australia. The network was set up in 1987. The services and programmes developed include a community consultation service, a psychiatric inpatient unit; and educational, evaluative and research programmes. Utilisation of the network has steadily increased and the demand for both primary and secondary consultations continues to grow.
authors.affiliation: Victorian Aboriginal Mental Health Network, Fitzroy.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: McKendrick
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thorpe
authors.forename: T N
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Cutter
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Austin
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Duke
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chiu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014739:Victoria; D000078329:Workforce; D000095283:Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples