Integrating Mental Health and Development: A Case Study of the BasicNeeds Model in Nepal
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1 BasicNeeds Policy and Practice Directorate, Bangalore, India, 2 BasicNeeds UK, Leamington Spa, United Kingdom, 3 Livelihoods Education and Development Society (LEADS), Pokhara, Nepal, 4 BasicNeeds Policy and Practice Directorate, Oakland, California, United States of America, 5 Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, 6 Sangath, Goa, India
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