2006
Evaluation of China's National Mental Health Strategy
In January 2006, AAMH members worked with The National Institute of Mental Health Peking University to help identify a national mental health evaluation strategy. Managed by AAMH, a delegation from China including Dr Liu Jin, Chief of Executive Office, National Center for Mental Health, China-CDC, Prof He Yanling, Shanghai Mental Health Centre and Prof Li Ming, President
Suzhou Guangji Hospital spent a week in Melbourne with leading experts in mental health service evaluation including Prof. Graeme Hawthorne, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne.
Leadership training and development in community mental health
In July 2006 a further group of 20 mental health leaders from across China came to Melbourne for a lecture and site visit program. This completed a two-year Melbourne-based training program of regional directors and heads of hospitals covering all regions in China.
In October 2006, representatives from AAMH joined colleagues from the National Institute of Mental Health, Peking University to monitor the progress of three pilot sites across China. These sites were part of the 686 project, a comprehensive program initially involving 60 sites across China who piloted the introduction of community mental health service delivery. As professional development in case management was a key requirement to the success of the 686 project, Asia-Australia Mental Health began working with colleagues in China and Hong Kong to develop a tripartite training program in case management for mental health professionals in China.