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How co-locating public mental health interventions in community settings impacts mental health and health inequalities: a multi-site realist evaluation
BackgroundPublic mental health interventions are non-clinical services that aim to promote wellbeing and prevent mental ill health at the population...
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Community Mental Health Workers: Their Workplaces, Roles, and Impact
Mental health care in the U.S. is at a critical crisis, compounded with a severe shortage of providers. The cost burden is immense, with severe...
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Challenges and Ethical Implications in Rural Community Mental Health: The Role of Mental Health Providers
This manuscript reviews the unique challenges, barriers, and ethical implications of providing mental health services in rural and underserved areas....
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Opening up the ‘black-box’: what strategies do community mental health workers use to address the social dimensions of mental health?
PurposeCommunity-based workers promote mental health in communities. Recent literature has called for more attention to the ways they operate and the...
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The Mental Health, Substance Use, Physical Health, and Mental Health Treatment Need of Community Individuals Experiencing Homelessness in Hawai‘i
Limited research has examined the mental health of individuals experiencing homelessness in Hawai‘i, which bears the nation’s second highest...
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Exergaming (physically active video gaming) for mental health service users in a community mental health care setting: an ethnographic observational feasibility study
BackgroundPeople with severe and enduring mental illness experience health inequalities with premature mortality; lifestyle behaviours are known to...
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An exploration of the Indonesian lay mental health workers’ (cadres) experiences in performing their roles in community mental health services: a qualitative study
BackgroundVolunteers trained to support community mental health programs in Indonesia are known as ‘mental health cadres.’ These are lay people...
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How Young Adults with Serious Mental Health Diagnoses Navigate Poverty Post-emancipation: The Complex Roles of Community Mental Health Services & Informal Social Support
Serious mental health diagnoses are prevalent among youth who “age out” of foster care by reaching the maximum age for child welfare service...
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Left Behind: Experiences of Community Mental Health Center Clients with Serious Mental Illness During the COVID-19 Pandemic
While some international qualitative research has interviewed people with serious mental illnesses (SMI) about their experiences in the initial...
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Building on Recovery: Embracing Community Inclusion in Mental Health Policies and Services
Recovery is real and has had a transformative impact on mental health policies and services, including shifting the focus from chronicity and symptom...
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Women’s engagement with community perinatal mental health services: a realist evaluation
BackgroundIn recognition of the burden of Perinatal Mental Health problems, NHS England invested £365 million to transform women’s access to mental...
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Addressing Inequities in Access to Mental Healthcare: A Policy Analysis of Community Mental Health Systems Serving Minoritized Populations in North Carolina
Racial and ethnic minoritized uninsured populations in the United States face the greatest barriers to accessing mental healthcare. Historically,...
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Increasing chronic disease preventive care in community mental health services: clinician-generated strategies
BackgroundPeople with a mental health condition experience a high prevalence of chronic disease risk behaviours e.g., tobacco smoking and physical...
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Examining the role of community resilience and social capital on mental health in public health emergency and disaster response: a sco** review
The ability of the public to remain psychologically resilient in the face of public health emergencies and disasters (such as the COVID-19 pandemic)...
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Community-based perinatal mental health peer support: a realist review
BackgroundPeer support has been suggested as an alternative or complement to professional support for mothers with perinatal mental health...
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Map** Heat Vulnerability of a Community Mental Health Center Population
Individuals with serious mental illness are vulnerable to extreme heat due to biological, social, and place-based factors. We examine the spatial...
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Prevalence of Four Types of Social Support and Their Relation to Mental Health among low-income U.S. Veterans: Implications for Community Health
To provide a comprehensive examination of different types of social support and associations with mental health among U.S. military veterans, a group...
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Racial and ethnic disparities in access to community-based perinatal mental health programs: results from a cross-sectional survey
BackgroundPerinatal mental health is a major public health problem that disproportionately affects people from racial and ethnic minority groups....
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Changes in mental health stigma among healthcare professionals and community representatives in Northern Sri Lanka during an mhGAP intervention study
PurposeResearch indicates that exposure to conflict, natural disasters, and internal displacement can increase mental health conditions. Since the...
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A microcosting approach for planning and implementing community-based mental health prevention programs: what does it cost?
BackgroundEstimating program costs when planning community-based mental health programs can be burdensome. Our aim was to retrospectively document...
