Of the estimated 200 million people in Asia suffering from mental illness the vast porportion do not receive adequate, or in most cases any, treatment at all (read more).
Asia-Australia Mental Health works to support community based mental health reform in the Asia-Pacific region.
Asia-Australia Mental Health is a consortium of the University of Melbourne and St. Vincent's Health.
The WPA World Congress in Prague in September, 2008 will be the venue for the launch of a landmark publication illustrating and inspiring best practice in community mental health in the Asia-Pacific region.
Signalling a new phase in Indonesian-Australian health relations, the Indonesian Ministry of Health recently invited AAMH to Jakarta to discuss further strategies for collaboration.
AusAID recently sponsored AAMH to assemble and coordinate a team of Australian experts to deliver psychological first aid training in Sichuan.
