Specialised mental healthcare in the public sector in Australia is provided in:
a. separate psychiatric hospitals.
b. general hospitals.
c. community-based settings.
d. all of the above.
d
The National Mental Health Strategy aims to main
stream mental health services; thus services are offered in
general hospitals and communities, as well as psychiatric
hospitals.
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