Mental health policy, plans and programmes : (updated version) /
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Imprint: | Geneva : World Health Organization, c2005. |
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Description: | xiii, 102 p. : ill. ; 30 cm. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Mental health policy and service guidance package |
Subject: | Mental health policy. Mental health planning. Mental health services -- Administration. Mental Health -- legislation & jurisprudence. Mental Health Services -- organization & administration. National Health Programs -- organization & administration. Health Policy -- legislation & jurisprudence. Health Plan Implementation -- legislation & jurisprudence. Mental health planning. Mental health policy. Mental health services -- Administration. |
Format: | E-Resource Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5716591 |
Summary: | An explicit mental health policy is an essential and powerful tool for a mental health section in a ministry of health. When properly formulated and implemented through plans and programs, policy can have a significant impact on the mental health of populations.<br> <br> This module sets out practical steps for the development of policies, plans and programmes and for their implementation. Specific examples from countries are used to illustrate the process of developing policy, plans and programs throughout the module.<br> <br> Also available: WHO Mental Health Policy and Service Guidance Package--14 modules <br> <br> Other modules included in the package:<br> Improving Access and Use of Psychotropic Medicines<br> Child and Adolescent Mental Health Policies and Plans<br> Mental Health Context<br> Mental Health Financing<br> Advocacy for Mental Health<br> Quality Improvement for Mental Health<br> Organization of Services for Mental Health<br> Planning and Budgeting to Deliver Services for Mental Health<br> Mental Health Legislation and Human Rights<br> Mental Health Policies and Programmes in the Workplace<br> Mental Health Information Systems<br> Human Resources and Training in Mental Health<br> Monitoring and Evaluation of Mental Health Policies and Plans |
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Physical Description: | xiii, 102 p. : ill. ; 30 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-101). |
ISBN: | 9241546468 |