Special Projects

APCMHDP Network Publications

 

Publications are collaboratively developed by the APCMHDP network.  These publications highlight the important work done within each country and also across the region, and focus on generating a set of common principles for working in community mental health, while also highlighting best practice examples within each country.  Publications are distributed throughout the region.

Stage One


The Asia-Pacific Community Mental Health Development Project Summary Report [pdf, 2.57mb, 92 pages] summarises the work of the project so far and contains brief reports about each participating country’s/region's development of community mental health services. Written and edited by the region's mental health leaders, this unique document also contains country-specific examples of best practice.  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. 


Cover design for the APCMHD Summary Report Download the summary report
 

Full Country Reports from each participating country/region about the current status of their community mental health services and examples of best practice have also been compiled. 

 

Country Presentations highlighting particular aspects of community mental health development or examples of best practice were presented at the World Psychiatric Association International Congress in September 2007.


The World Psychiatric Association (WPA) has published the APCMHDP examples of best practice in one of their newsletters distributed globally. View here (pages 11-22).


Stage Two

2009

International Community Mental Health Seminar - Melbourne, August 2009 - launch of stage two:
The Summary of Proceedings of the APCMHDP network meeting in Melbourne, August 2009, reports the work achieved by the network to define the aims, objectives and key actions for this second stage of the project.  Read further about this international seminar.


2009 Melbourne Conference report Download the summary report


APCMHDP network meeting - Taiwan, November 2009:
The Summary of Proceedings for the network meeting include country presentations of existing community mental health programs that demonstrated best practice in partnership building within community mental health.

2009 Taiwan Meeting Report Download a summary of proceedings


2010

The APCMHDP network are currently working on country chapters for the network publication, focusing on best practice partnerships within each country and across the region.  The publication is due out in 2011.  For further information on this please contact AAMH.