A Decision Support System for Healthcare Outreach to a Disadvantaged Community Group
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Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have very high levels of mental health (and related) problems but relatively few ever receive required treatment. This paper details the development and implementation of an agent-based decision support system, underpinned by dynamic network analysis models and technologies, aimed at assisting an agency concerned with improving outreach to members of this community most in need of help.
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