Assisting Australians with mental health problems and financial difficulties: A Delphi study to develop guidelines for financial counsellors, financial institution staff, mental health professionals and carers Healthcare needs and demand

KS Bond; KJ Chalmers; AF Jorm; BA Kitchener; NJ Reavley

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Assisting Australians with mental health problems and financial difficulties: A Delphi study to develop guidelines for financial counsellors, financial institution staff, mental health professionals and carers Healthcare needs and demand

KS Bond, KJ Chalmers, AF Jorm, BA Kitchener, NJ Reavley

BMC Health Services Research | BMC | Published : 2015

DOI: 10.1186/s12913-015-0868-2

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© 2015 Bond et al.; licensee BioMed Central. Background: There is a strong association between mental health problems and financial difficulties. Therefore, people who work with those who have financial difficulties (financial counsellors and financial institution staff) need to have knowledge and helping skills relevant to mental health problems. Conversely, people who support those with mental health problems (mental health professionals and carers) may need to have knowledge and helping skills relevant to financial difficulties. The Delphi expert consensus method was used to develop guidelines for people who work with or support those with mental health problems and financial difficulties..

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We wish to thank the following people for their contribution to the working group: Lauren Levin, Bernadette Pascoe, Sue Fraser, Wayne Warburton, Beth Yelland, Caroline Dello, Paolo Ricci and Diane Barratt. We would also like to thank the expert panel members who gave their time to complete the surveys. The project was funded by small grants from the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, and ANZ, GE Money, NAB, Westpac and beyondblue.