Where are the mental health nurses?

Authors

Anita Cregan, Nsw Health
Dana J. Perlman, University of WollongongFollow
Lorna Moxham, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

107261

Publication Details

Cregan, A., Perlman, D. & Moxham, L. (2016). Where are the mental health nurses?. Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal, 23 (10), 42-42.

Abstract

In the 2007 national census, 7.1 million Australians answered yes to having a mental illness in their lifetime (ABS, 2013). This is a significant number of people, all of whom deserve specialist care from appropriately trained and qualified nurses.