Improving forensic mental health care for Aboriginal Australians – Challenges and opportunities

Mental disorders constitute a major burden of disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander(hereafter Aboriginal) Australians who are also over-represented in the prison system. A legacy of colonisation compounds such prevalence and is further exacerbated by the persistence of racial discriminati...

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Main Authors: Durey, Angela, Wynaden, Dianne, Ali, Mohammed, Barr, L.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/27683