Acronyms

Acronyms can be difficult for the uninitiated. Here are the correct names of other important organisations, services, medical terms and campaigns:

ADHD: Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder

CAP: Community Awareness Program

DHS: Department of Human Services, Victoria

GP: General Practitioner

HIV / AIDS: Human immunodeficiency virus / Acquired immune deficiency syndrome

MIFA: Mental Illness Fellowship Australia

NACCHO: National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation

NHMRC: National Health and Medical Research Council

NMHWG: National Mental Health Working Group

PPWP: National Mental Health Promotion and Prevention Working Group

PTSD: Post-traumatic stress disorder

RRC: Rural and remote communities

VicHealth: Victorian Health

WHO: World Health Organisation

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