The Vanuatu Psychiatry Mentorship Programme: supporting the development of a fledgling mental health service in the Pacific

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jimmy Obed ◽  
Allister Bush ◽  
Stephen Stathis ◽  
Ernest Hunter
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Mental Health Policy ◽  
Child And Adolescent Psychiatry ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Online Supervision ◽  
Rapid Responses ◽  
Set Up

Objective: To describe the Vanuatu Psychiatry Mentorship Programme (VPMP) set up to support the sole mental health doctor and local nurses developing mental health service capacity in Vanuatu. Method: Following a request from Vanuatu, the VPMP was set up under the auspices of the Faculty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (the College) with three components: regular online supervision, yearly onsite visits and advice over the Internet on an as-required basis. Results: Onsite visits undertaken by three VPMP psychiatrists provided opportunities for mentoring and teaching activities related to clinical psychiatry, community liaison, social and ethical considerations and mental health policy matters. Online supervision sessions were initially hampered by technology difficulties. Ad hoc advice over the Internet allowed more rapid responses in complex acute psychiatry cases. Conclusions: Structured mentoring programmes can play a role in supporting the development of mental health capacity in low-resourced Pacific nations. Such programmes are likely to be more useful for Pacific participants if they are flexible, ongoing, sustained by support from the College and reviewed regularly.

The internet as a setting for mental health service utilisation by young people

2010 ◽  
Vol 192 (S11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane M Burns ◽  
Tracey A Davenport ◽  
Lauren A Durkin ◽  
Georgina M Luscombe ◽  
Ian B Hickie
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Young People ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Health Service Utilisation ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Service Utilisation

Are people with severe mental illness ready for online interventions? Access and use of the Internet in Australian mental health service users

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 257-261 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neil Thomas ◽  
Fiona Foley ◽  
Katrina Lindblom ◽  
Stuart Lee
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Severe Mental Illness ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Internet Access ◽  
Health Service Delivery ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Mental Health Service Delivery

Objectives: The Internet is increasingly used in mental health service delivery, but there are significant potential barriers to Internet access for persons with severe mental illness (SMI). There is a need to understand this group’s access to, and confidence with using, the Internet, and current views on using online resources as part of mental healthcare. Method: A survey was conducted of 100 consumers attending a specialist mental health service in Melbourne, Australia. Results: Approximately three-quarters of participants had regular access to the Internet, and two-thirds used the Internet weekly or more. Half of the sample used email at least weekly, and a third were regular users of social networking sites. Internet access was often via mobile devices. Only a minority of participants used the Internet for mental health information, with video streaming and general websites accessed more often than peer forums for mental health content. Most participants were positive about their mental health worker using tablet computers with them in appointments for delivery of mental health materials. Conclusion: Most people with SMI are active Internet users and, therefore, able to use interventions online.

scholarly journals Belize: a new psychiatric service revisited

1996 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 237-238
Author(s):  
C. Walsh ◽  
L. Ward ◽  
J. O'Neill-Byrne ◽  
K. O'Neill-Byrne ◽  
J. L. Herzberg
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Central America ◽  
Nurse Practitioners ◽  
Psychiatric Service ◽  
Psychiatric Nurse ◽  
Community Clinics ◽  
Community Psychiatric ◽  
Set Up

In 1990 a UK psychiatrist and community psychiatric nurse (CPN) went to Belize, in Central America, to set up a comprehensive mental health service, based on community clinics staffed by psychiatric nurse practitioners. This work was completed by 1992. In 1994 two medical students visited Belize for eight weeks to review the new mental health service.

Developing Occupational Therapy Services within an Integrated Mental Health Service

1998 ◽  
Vol 61 (5) ◽  
pp. 214-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Lloyd ◽  
Helen Kanowski ◽  
Pam Samra
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Mental Health Policy ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
Service Development ◽  
Integrated Mental Health

Health care reform has been taking place in a number of countries around the world. Changes have been occurring in Australian government mental health policies regarding service delivery for people with a mental illness. The National Mental Health Policy and Plan 1992 and the Queensland Mental Health Plan 1994 have set the directions for the reform of mental health services. As a result, occupational therapists have been required to examine and develop their role in service delivery within integrated mental health services. Occupational therapists within one integrated mental health service have responded by developing their practice across service components with a focus on the consumer and with service development links.

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