Users' needs and satisfaction with a community-based mental health service

Mental health service needs of a Latino population: a community-based participatory research project.

Community-based participatory research bridges the gap between academic researchers and the real-life issues of communities and offers promise for addressing racial and ethnic disparities in mental health care. The purpose of this community-based participatory research was to identify factors that affect access, use, and perception of mental health services by a Latino population at individual,...

Mental health and social service needs for mental health service users in Japan: a cross-sectional survey of client- and staff-perceived needs

BACKGROUND The appropriate utilization of community services by people with mental health difficulties is becoming increasingly important in Japan. The aim of the present study was to describe service needs, as perceived by people with mental health difficulties living in the community and their service providers. We analyzed the difference between two necessity ratings using paired data in ord...

Developing an online learning community for mental health professionals and service users: a discursive analysis

BACKGROUND There is increasing interest in online collaborative learning tools in health education, to reduce costs, and to offer alternative communication opportunities. Patients and students often have extensive experience of using the Internet for health information and support, and many health organisations are increasingly trying out online tools, while many healthcare professionals are un...

Infant mental health needs a model of service delivery.

A community needs assessment for rural mental health promotion.

This paper describes the needs assessment phase of a mental health promotion programme for rural communities in Ireland. As part of a larger study encompassing four rural communities, a cross-sectional study of the mental health beliefs and perceptions of 1014 people was carried out. Employing a combination of interviewer-administered questionnaire and the vignette method, the needs assessment ...