A pilot investigation of the volunteer work participation of mental health consumers

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A pilot investigation of the volunteer work participation of mental health consumers

Mental illness is often associated with social isolation, unemployment and limited community participation. Mental health rehabilitation services aim to decrease these psychosocial effects of illness and encourage better community integration for mental health consumers. Volunteer work is one avenue...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Young, Janelle Margaret
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	Curtin University 2008
Subjects:	social isolation unemployment volunteer work limited community participation mental illness psychosocial effects rehabilitation services
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1259

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