Overview

Integrated care is widely supported as a means of improving treatment outcomes for people with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.

Over the past two decades, Australian state and federal governments have identified integrated care as a policy priority and invested in a number of research and capacity building initiatives.

This narrative review examines recent Australian research evaluating the effectiveness of integrated treatment approaches, with the aim of providing reflections on contemporary practice in Australia.

Researchers:

Ali Cheetham, Shalini Arunogiri and Dan Lubman.