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AUSTRALASIAN PSYCHIATRY
Volume 29, Issue 6, Pages 607-610Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/10398562211028625
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trauma; trauma informed care; Australia; mental health; implementation
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This paper discusses the challenges of integrating trauma-informed care into the current public mental health system, highlighting the lack of clarity about expectations as a potential barrier. It suggests transparent and ongoing debate to ensure the system meets the needs of those who require it.
Objectives: As mental health services move towards implementing 'Trauma-informed care', there is a need to consider the challenges posed within services and systems. This paper raises some of the challenges associated with integrating TIC into the current public mental health system. . Conclusion: The lack of clarity about expectations of trauma-informed approaches causes difficulties for its integration into services, but the wider political context of mental health services is also of relevance. Transparent and ongoing debate is required about approaches to mental health care, to ensure the system meets the needs of those who require it, while questioning what other purposes it may be serving at social and political levels.
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