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Attitude to Health , Career Choice , Nursing , Social Perception , Students/psychology , Humans , Nursing Staff/supply & distribution , Nursing Staff/trends , Personnel Selection/methods , Personnel Staffing and Scheduling/statistics & numerical data , Personnel Staffing and Scheduling/trends , Scotland , Surveys and QuestionnairesABSTRACT
Australian Aboriginal people are marginalised, severely disadvantaged and subject to discrimination. The Report of the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from their Families has focused international attention on their plight. However, the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation and the High Court Mabo decision provide avenues for change. This paper asks: is there a role for psychiatrists in the reconciliation process?
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Human Rights , Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander/psychology , Physician's Role , Psychiatry , Psychosocial Deprivation , Acculturation , Adult , Australia , Child , Human Rights/legislation & jurisprudence , Humans , Race Relations , Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/psychology , Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/rehabilitationABSTRACT
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.
