The Depression Awareness Research Project was funded to develop, implement and evaluate a community-focused model designed to raise awareness of major depression1. It was piloted in five locations in Victoria from 2001-2004. This paper presents the findings of an analysis of qualitative data collected from a variety of stakeholders during and after the project.
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