States seeing post-recession turnaround in mental health funding picture

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (27) ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Gary Enos
1982 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Royse ◽  
Stephen Keller ◽  
James L. Schwartz

In an evaluation of a mass drug education program involving over 1,000 students, a mental health funding body in southwestern Ohio learned a number of lessons which should prove useful to anyone engaging in, or planning to engage in, evaluations of drug education programs. Problems such as instrument selection, logistical constraints and data analysis are discussed. Suggestions are given as to how the present study could have been improved and recommendations for future evaluations are made.


JAMA ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 297 (2) ◽  
pp. 146
Author(s):  
Mike Mitka

2010 ◽  
Vol 29 (S5) ◽  
pp. 97-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather Stuart ◽  
Terry Krupa ◽  
Michelle Koller

We evaluated service access and match in Southeastern Ontario following community mental health funding increases using repeated samples drawn before and after the enhancements. Access to care increased by an estimated 12% (350 clients) between 2001 and 2006, but only about a third of clients were appropriately matched to their needed level of care. Service match increased slightly after the funding increases, but changes were non-statistically significant. Almost half of the clients remained underserviced and 20% were overserviced, suggesting that a more targeted and systematic approach to care planning is necessary to shift systemwide resources to client groups who are in the greatest need.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jill Murphy ◽  
Onaiza Qureshi ◽  
Tarik Endale ◽  
Georgina Miguel Esponda ◽  
Soumitra Pathare ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: Engagement with diverse stakeholders, including policy makers, care providers and end users, is essential for successful implementation of global mental health interventions. Despite being a fundamental factor in the implementation process, evidence about challenges and drivers to stakeholder engagement is limited in the global mental health literature. Methods: We conducted semi-structured qualitative interviews with n=29 recipients of global Grand Challenges Canada Global Mental Health funding to assess barriers and drivers to global mental health implementation across a portfolio of Grand Challenges Canada-funded projects. We used framework analysis to identify key themes related to implementation barriers and facilitators. This paper reports on barriers and facilitators to stakeholder engagement, with results related to capacity development and service delivery reported elsewhere in this volume. Results: Barriers and drivers to stakeholder engagement were identified across four themes: 1) Contextual Considerations, 2) Resources, 3) Participation, Uptake and Empowerment, and 3) Stigma. While complex contextual challenges create barriers, mechanisms such as formative research can facilitate a deeper contextual understanding that supports effective implementation planning. Limited financial and human resources and competing priorities can lead to substantial challenges. Investing in and leveraging existing local resources and expertise can help to mitigate these barriers. The challenge of achieving active participation from stakeholders and diverging expectations about the nature of participation were identified as barriers, while providing opportunities for meaningful participation and empowerment acted as facilitators. Stigma at the institutional and individual level was also identified as a substantial barrier to engagement. Conclusion: Stakeholder engagement is critical to successful implementation of global mental health interventions, particularly for promoting scale-up and sustainability. The findings of this study are relevant to implementors in global mental health. They also have implications for global mental health funding agencies and policy organizations, who can support improved stakeholder engagement in several ways. Investing in high-quality formative research, supporting capacity building in methods such as integrated knowledge translation and participatory priority-setting, investing in longer-term funding schemes to support sustainable partnerships and scale-up and supporting researchers to build skills in policy engagement would help to foster successful engagement and thus support effective implementation of global mental health innovations.


2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 293-294
Author(s):  
Cyrus S. H. Ho ◽  
Roger C. M. Ho ◽  
Rathi Mahendran

SummarySingapore is a multi-ethnic Asian society with a unique sociocultural and economic background. This is an overview of the characteristics of psychiatry in this nation in terms of service provision, mental health funding, education and training, and the challenges it faces in the midst of an evolving mental health landscape. Over the past 5 years, Singapore has maintained a closer tie with the Royal College of Psychiatrists through the the College's Membership examination.


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