Mental Health Policy and Service Guidance Package
World Health Organization
The Guidance package covers areas such as
National–level planning and management, financing, service
organization and delivery, advocacy, legislation and human rights,
planning and budgeting and quality improvement.
The
Mental Health Context (2003) — pdf
Mental
Health Policy, Plans and Programmes (2003) — pdf
Available in English only
Investing
in Mental Health (2003) — pdf
A good background document which addresses
the need for urgent action on mental health.
Également
disponible en français sous le titre: Investir dans la
santé mentale — pdf
World
Health Report 2001: Mental Health – New Understanding, New
Hope
Chapter 4: Mental Health Policy and Service Provision
The Fourth Chapter of the World Health Report
of 2001 focuses on the importance of formulating sound mental
health policy, and covers a variety of areas important to policy
development.
Également disponible en français sous le titre:
Rapport sur la santé dans le monde 2001: La santé
mentale: Nouvelle conception, nouveaux espoirs
Chapitre
quatre. Politique et prestation de services en santé mentale
Forgotten
Policy: An Examination of Mental Health in the U.S. (2001) —
pdf
Community Voices
This paper presents strategies and policy
recommendations to improve access to mental health services, particularly
for underserved populations.
29 pages
Available online
Available in English only
