The promotion of public mental health is a challenging endeavour for policy actors and
stakeholders. In particular, the implementation of public mental health initiatives highlighted …

Objective: To describe how mental health policy is developed and implemented. Methods: A
review of the literature on public policy analysis and the experience of the author in the …

Purpose Mental health is an emerging health policy priority globally. The emphasis on
closing the treatment gap in psychiatric services is now being complemented by an …

Despite the increasing recognition of the importance of mental health promotion, its
implementation in practice remains underdeveloped in most countries. Having a standalone …

Objective: This paper describes the processes involved in policy development and
implementation with examples of how this can be influenced by the outcomes of research …

Mental health policy in Australia has been significantly influenced by public health in
articulating the concepts, evidence and action required to promote positive mental health …

Mental health issues are fast becoming one of society's greatest health challenges with
evidence of higher levels of illness and strain on psychiatric services. The reasons for this …

This paper reports the first phase of a research project on mental health policy in Scotland
that investigates the way knowledge is mobilised in the policy process. In this first phase of …

The last decade has seen a marked increase in the attention given to mental health policy
and services at both a state and national level. Mental health consumers, carers, service …

There have been many attempts to define mental health promotion. To date, there is no
consensus in the field as to what it entails. While some understand it as a holistic concept …