The integration of homelessness, mental health and drug and alcohol services in Australia

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02 August 2010

This study aims to increase our understanding of the ways in which homelessness, mental health and drug and alcohol services can be coordinated or integrated to provide services to homeless people, the extent to which system and service integration is occurring in Australia at present and the effectiveness of various integrated service delivery responses.

Authors: Paul Flatau, Elizabeth Conroy, Anne Clear and Lucy Burns

Publication typeDiscussion paper
Publisher TypeAcademic research centre, APO Member
CoverageAustralia
Permanent URLhttp://apo.org.au/node/22215
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