This paper proposes a framework for comprehensive, collaborative, and community-based
care (C4) for accessible mental health services in low-resource settings. Because mental …

Optimizing mental health services in LMICs requires legislation, policies and plans that are
enabling of the above strategies and actions. Studies demonstrating the cost-effectiveness …

Abstract Since 2008 the World Health Organization (WHO), through its mental health Gap
Action Programme, has attempted to revitalize efforts to integrate mental health into non …

A community mental health service (CMHS) is a component of both local community health
services (CHSs) and an integrated comprehensive mental health service serving a local or …

This book is appearing at the time Michele Tansella is due to retire. His colleagues both in
Italy and elsewhere have marked the occasion by considering the enormous contribution he …

There are wide inconsistencies between, and even within, countries in how community-
orientated care is defined and interpreted. The analysis presented in this book take as a …

Mental, neurological and substance use (MNS) disorders are now the leading cause of
disability worldwide, contributing to 23% of global years of life lived with disability (Whiteford …

There is increasing realization of the magnitude of the disease burden attributable to mental,
neurological and substance use disorders globally. This impact is disproportionately …

This paper aims to give an overview of the key issues facing those who are in a position to
influence the planning and provision of mental health systems, and who need to address …

This paper gives an overview of the Emerald (Emerging mental health systems in low-and
middle-income countries) programme and introduces the subsequent seven papers in this …