Public mental health: An opportunity to address implementation failure

Campion, Jonathan; Javed, Afzal; Saxena, Shekhar; Sharan, Pratap

doi:10.4103/indianjpsychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_87_22

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“…Publications already produced by the Working Group include an editorial on the field as a whole 10 , articles dealing with the public mental health approach to the COV-ID-19 pandemic [11][12][13] , and papers about required actions to address public mental health implementation failure 3,14 . Members of the Working Group have given and will give presentations at World Congresses of Psychiatry in 2021 and 2022, and will present in a public mental health symposium at the 2022 International Congress of the UK Royal College of Psychiatrists.…”

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WPA Working Group on Public Mental Health: objectives and recommended actions

Campion

Javed

2022

World Psychiatry

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WPA Working Group on Public Mental Health: objectives and recommended actions

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Javed

2022

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The Mental Health Care Act 2017 and Mental Health Resource Allocation in India

Karahda,

Prasad

2024

Annals of Indian Psychiatry

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Mental health policymakers are now tasked with maximizing the efficient and effective use of mental health resources as a result of fundamental changes to mental health laws. A crucial step in this process is ensuring optimal resource allocation across the service. Multiple biases prevent policymakers from allocating resources to mental health, resulting in a violation of the right to health, an increase in suffering, and a heavy economic burden associated with mental illness. This article provides a summary of Indian mental health policy, examines Indian public perceptions of mental health, and assesses the impact of these perceptions on legislation and mental health resource allocation. Understanding resource allocation from the perspective of policymakers can enhance psychiatrists’ ability to influence the process.

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Public Mental Health: The Case and Required Actions

Campion,

Javed,

Saxena

et al. 2023

World Social Psychiatry

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Mental disorder accounts for a third of global disease burden (years lived with a disability), with associated global annual economic costs projected to exceed US$6 trillion by the year 2030. Effective public mental health (PMH) interventions exist to treat mental disorders, prevent associated impacts, prevent mental disorders from arising, and promote mental well-being and resilience. However, only a minority of those with mental disorders receive treatment with far less coverage in low- and middle-income countries. There is even less coverage of interventions to prevent associated impacts and negligible coverage of interventions to prevent mental disorders, or promote mental well being and resilience. The implementation gap breaches the right to health, has widened since the COVID-19 pandemic, and results in population-scale preventable suffering, broad impacts, and associated economic costs. PMH practice takes a population approach to improve coverage, outcomes, and coordination of PMH interventions. This supports efficient, equitable, and sustainable reduction of mental disorders and the promotion of the mental well-being of populations. Required actions to improve the implementation of PMH interventions include: 1) Assessment of PMH need to inform policy, choice of implementable PMH interventions, transparent decisions about coverage and required resources across different sectors, implementation to agreed level, and regular evaluation of coverage and outcomes; 2) Coordinated advocacy and leadership; 3) PMH training and improved population knowledge; 4) Settings based and integrated approaches, digital technology, maximizing existing resources, focus on high impact PMH interventions, and inclusion of mental disorders in national insurance or reimbursement schemes; 5) Use of legislation and a rights approach; and 6) Implementation research. Improved implementation results in broad impacts, associated economic benefits contributing to economic development, and achievement of a range of policy objectives.

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Public mental health: An opportunity to address implementation failure

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WPA Working Group on Public Mental Health: objectives and recommended actions

WPA Working Group on Public Mental Health: objectives and recommended actions

The Mental Health Care Act 2017 and Mental Health Resource Allocation in India

Public Mental Health: The Case and Required Actions

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