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Introduction
Drivers for system change
Consumer and carer demand
Prevalence
Harms and unwanted outcomes strongly associated with dual diagnosis
Opportunity to provide more effective treatment of ‘target’ disorders via improved recognition and more effective responses to co-occurring disorders
Barriers to better outcomes for persons with dual diagnosis
Indigenous Australians
Rural and remote regions of Australia
Australia's responses to dual diagnosis
Structure of the Australian health care system
National level responses to dual diagnosis
The National Comorbidity Initiative
Improved Services for People with Drug and Alcohol Problems and Mental Illness Measure
‘Can Do’ – Managing Mental Health and Substance Use in General Practice
Headspace
State level responses to dual diagnosis
Conclusion
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