Title Final report of the Mental Health Crisis Intervention Ad Hoc Advisory Group : an examination of mental health crisis intervention practices and policies regarding the fatal use of firearms by police against people with mental illness

Published [Canberra] : Commonwealth Dept. of Health and Family Services, 1998

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Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
MELB	362.20994 Dof/Fro		AVAILABLE

Description v, 22 pages ; 30 cm Summary The Mental Health Crisis Intervention Ad Hoc Advisory Group was formed to develop action-orientated advice on the issue of the treatment of people with mental illness by police and crisis intervention services, for consideration by ministers at a future ministerial conference. This report outlines the Group's principles and recommendations and gives a summary of the issues under consideration Notes "March 1998" "National Mental Health Strategy"--Cover Subject Crises -- Australia. Firearms -- Government policy -- Australia. Mental health services -- Australia. Mentally ill -- Government policy -- Australia. Mentally ill -- Services for -- Australia. Mentally ill -- Australia. Police shootings -- Australia. Police -- Australia -- Equipment and supplies -- Government policy. Police -- Australia. Police-community relations -- Australia. Author Lipscombe, Joan. Australia. Department of Health and Family Services. ISBN 0642367124

Other Titles Report of the Mental Health Crisis Intervention Ad Hoc Advisory Group Lipscombe report

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