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Mental health services for young people – the challenge of integrating services

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 June 2014

Thomas Callaly*
Affiliation:
School of Psychology, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia Mental Health, Drugs and Alcohol Services, Barwon Health, Swanston Centre, Geelong, VIC, Australia
Kathryn Von Treuer
Affiliation:
School of Psychology, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
Seetal Dodd
Affiliation:
Mental Health, Drugs and Alcohol Services, Barwon Health, Swanston Centre, Geelong, VIC, Australia Department of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Barwon Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Michael Berk
Affiliation:
Mental Health, Drugs and Alcohol Services, Barwon Health, Swanston Centre, Geelong, VIC, Australia Department of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Barwon Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia Orygen Research Centre, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia Mental Health Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
*
Professor Thomas Callaly, Mental Health, Drugs and Alcohol Services, Barwon Health, Swanston Centre, PO Box 281, Geelong 3220, Australia. Tel: +61 3 5226 7573; Fax: +61 3 5226 7454; Email: thomas@barwonhealth.org.au

Abstract

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Type
Intervention Insights
Copyright
Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons A/S

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