Better health and ageing for all Australians

Models of collaborative care for children and youth (0-25 years)

This research assessed a variety of models of collaborative care to deduce principles upon which collaborative care should be based and strategies to achieve these goals.

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Prepared for the National Advisory Council on Mental Health and the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing

Contact: Professor Patrick McGorry, Executive Director

Orygen Youth Health Research Centre, 35 Poplar Road, Parkville, Victoria 3052

Acknowledgments

A wide range of people contributed in many significant ways to this Models of Collaborative Care for Children and Youth Report and we would like to appropriately acknowledge them.

Firstly we would like to thank the many experts, clinicians and consumers who were consulted for this project. They freely offered of their time, experience and opinions. Their input has enhanced the quality and content of this report.

Secondly, this project relied on a team who contributed to the planning, management, production and delivery of this report. They are:
  • Professor Patrick McGorry
  • Professor Louise Newman
  • Mr John Moran
  • Dr Sarah Hetrick
  • Ms Georgina Cox
  • Dr Lisa Catania
  • Associate Professor Rosie Purcell
  • Professor Ian Hickie
  • Professor Bruce Tonge
  • Dr Sherilyn Goldstone
We also thank Cathy Mihalopoulos for her work on the economics section of this report.

We would also like to thank the members of the NACMH Sub-committee for their project guidance and their review and comments that contributed to the final report.

Disclaimer

The views expressed in this report do not necessarily represent the views of the Australian Government.

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