Wednesday, 29 February 2012

Vic: New mental illness strategy for families


AAP General News (Australia)
08-19-2007
Vic: New mental illness strategy for families

The Victorian government has announced a new strategy to help families in which a parent
suffers a mental illness.

Mental Health Minister LISA NEVILLE says the state will spend 2.4 million dollars employing
eight coordinators .. including five in rural areas .. and distribute a strategy for helping
families cope.

More than 18-thousand families in Victoria have a parent with a severe mental illness
.. being treated by a specialist.

AAP RTV kl/gfr/ibw

KEYWORD: PARENT (MELBOURNE)

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