Person
Yeomans, Neville Thomas (1928 - 2000)
- Born
- 7 October 1928
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 30 May 2000
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - Occupation
- Psychiatrist
Summary
Neville Yeomans set up Fraser House in Sydney in 1959.This was Australia's first family-based centre for treating neurosis and alcohol and drug addiction. The centre catered for over 80 residents, including children. From 1967 Yeomans was Co-ordinator of Community Mental Health Services, New South Wales Department of Public Health. He was a strong believer in community-based care and worked for many years with Aboriginal and Islander populations
Details
Chronology
- c. 1958
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc) and Bachelor of Medicine (MB), University of Sydney
- 1959 -
- Career position - Honorary Psychiatrist at the Sydney Hospital
- 1959
- Education - Diploma in Psychological Medicine, University of Sydney?
- 1959 - 1967
- Career position - Founder and Director of Fraser House Therapeutic Community Centre at the North Ryde Psychiatric Hospital
- 1959 - 1972
- Career position - Instructor in Healing Community courses in New South Wales and Alice Springs
- 1960 -
- Career position - Honorary Consulting Psychiatrist at the Langton Clinic for Alcoholics
- 1963
- Education - Diploma of Sociology, University of New South Wales
- c. 1965 - c. 1970
- Career position - Coordinator of Community Mental Health Services in the New South Wales Department of Public Health
- 1967 - 1970
- Career position - Member of the Foundation for Research & Treatment of Alcoholism and Drug Dependence board
- 1975
- Education - Law degree, University of New South Wales
Archival resources
Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales
- Neville Thomas Yeomans - Records, 1960 - 1971, ML MSS 2416; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
Published resources
Resources
- 'Yeomans, Neville T (19281007-20000530)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-639841. Details
McCarthy, G.J & Annette Alafaci
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 14 August 2019
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