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  1. What do Public Mental Health services cover?
    Tarzan Tarzan Australia says:
    August 9, 2010 at 2:52 AM

    How many people in society know what does PUBLIC funding for mental health actually cover? Does it cover treatment/hospitalization/support-housing for ALL mental DISORDERS defined in DSM-IV?

    I think not.

    AOD (alcohol/other drug) services are not part of public mental health. Politicians/TV-crew/journalist have no clue what is covered by public health. How will the public know what the funds will be actually used for? Will their vote help get the treatment for the loved one?

    These are the questions the journalists should be working to answer?

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