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COMMENTS, CRITIQUE, AND INSPIRATION COLUMN

The Value of Mental Health First Aid Training

Michelle ClearyWestern Sydney University, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Sydney, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
, RN, PhD,
Jan HorsfallIndependent Research Advisor, Sydney, Australia
, PhD, RN &
Phil EscottSydney Local Health District Mental Health Service, Sydney, Australia
, BA
Pages 924-926 | Published online: 02 Dec 2015

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