Facilitating psychological support for Family Law Court clients: The Mental Health Support Program

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23 July 2010The following article provides an overview of court protocols relating to the management of client mental health problems, including insights from one of the architects of the strategy from the Family Court of Australia.

Services working with families involved in family law litigation may be interested to learn more about court protocols relating to the management of client mental health problems. The courts' Mental Health Support Program also provides a potential template for services wishing to improve both their support of distressed clients and their partnerships with organisations available to assist them. The following article provides an overview of the strategy as it applies in the Family Law Courts, including insights from one of the architects of the strategy, Justice Le Poer Trench of the Family Court of Australia.

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