National Mental Health Service Planning Framework – Implementation of joined-up regional planning of mental health service delivery

Community mental health nurses, primary care and the National Service Framework for Mental Health.

The National Service Framework for Mental Health focuses on the mental health needs of adults up to the age of 65. Susan Plummer and Richard Gray discuss standard two by focusing on depression.

Peruvian Mental Health Reform: A Framework for Scaling-up Mental Health Services

Background Mental, neurological, and substance (MNS) use disorders are a leading cause of disability worldwide; specifically in Peru, MNS affect 1 in 5 persons. However, the great majority of people suffering from these disorders do not access care, thereby making necessary the improvement of existing conditions including a major rearranging of current health system structures beyond care deliv...

Mental health service delivery following health system reform in Colombia.

BACKGROUND In 1993, Colombia underwent an ambitious and comprehensive process of health system reform based on managed competition and structured pluralism, but did not include coverage for mental health services. AIMS OF THE STUDY In this study, we sought to evaluate the impact of the reform on access to mental health services and whether there were changes in the pattern of mental health se...

Family Planning and Mental Health

Family planning, as the name itself indicates, is not merely limitation of family size. It includes an important and often overlooked concept : that of spacing. A study conducted a few years ago (Kumar, 1976) noted that none of the interviewees seemed to have any ideas about spacing. It is this ignorance, lack of education and consequent poor implementation of a major national programme amongst...

Infant mental health needs a model of service delivery.