
%0 Journal Article
%A Ronnau, Peggy 
%A Papakotsias, Arthur 
%A Tobias, Glen 
%T "Not for" sector in community mental health care defines itself and strives for quality
%J Australian Journal of Primary Health
%D 2008/01/06
%V 14
%N 2
%P 68-72
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/PY08025
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/PY08025 
%X This paper briefly describes the history and service context of the Psychiatric Disability Rehabilitation and Support sector (PDRSS) in Victoria, and, to a lesser extent, in New South Wales, South Australia and Western Australia. In describing the sector we will call upon the experience of a particular PDRSS - Neami - in operating and developing services, and the challenges it faced in establishing a culture of quality that directly improves consumer outcomes. Elements of this experience may serve as a guide in the development of mental health service policy at state and federal level. 
