To review the challenges to developing and sustaining the Pacific mental health workforce for future planning.
Conclusion
Emerging from a colonial mental health service and training paradigm, contemporary Pacific Island Countries and Territories confront significant workforce education and training challenges that require solutions relevant to regional circumstances.
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