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Inspiring best practice: Asia-Pacific report launch

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.

 

The Asia-Pacific Community Mental Health Development Project Summary Report contains brief reports about each participating country’s development of community mental health services. Written and edited by mental health leaders from across the Asia-Pacific the document will also contain examples of best practice from each country. You can download an electronic copy of the Summary Report here [pdf, 2.57mb, 92 pages]. 

 

Countries participating in the project include: Australia, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. View their individual full country reports here.

 

Reflecting the significance of the publication, the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing has provided resources to assist with the publication costs of the Summary Report. 

 

Read more about this project on the Asia-Pacific Community Mental Health Development Project page.

 

Cover design for the APCMHD Summary Report

 
Above: Cover design for the Asia-Pacific Community Mental Health Development Project Summary Report