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<p>Detailed description of key activities, locations, and resources pertaining to the Nepal... more <p>Detailed description of key activities, locations, and resources pertaining to the Nepal Mental Health and Development Programme. <i>Mental Health Camp</i> is a concept popular in India, and refers to a collaborative activity in which a team of health professionals carry out out-patient clinics in community settings at regular intervals. <i>VDC (Village Development Committee)</i> is an elected government body at the lowest level of governance (small group of villages) in Nepal. <i>Primary Health Care</i> in Nepal is provided through a decentralized system. <i>Health Posts</i> (HP) cover an area of 3 to 4 <i>Sub Health Posts</i> (SHP). A <i>Health Assistant</i> (HA) is the In-Charge of a HP. SHP are established in all VDC areas. <i>Auxiliary Health Worker</i> (AHW) heads a SHP. Other staff in a SHP are Auxiliary Nurse Midwife, Maternal & Child Health Worker, and Village Health Worker. <i>Female Community Health Volunteers</i> (FCHVs) are volunteers attached to the SHP/HP and are involved in health education in their communities. They receive an annual incentive from the government. <i>Mothers' Groups</i> are community-level women's groups that are encouraged by the government through the VDCs and specifically linked to the primary health care facilities. Mothers' group meetings are facilitated by the FCHVs. <i>Community-Based Workers</i> (CBWs) are community-based staff recruited by LEADS for the project.</p
<p>Upper left: Breakdown of diagnoses for all users of the program. Total number of users i... more <p>Upper left: Breakdown of diagnoses for all users of the program. Total number of users is 311, with 134 males and 177 females. Upper right: breakdown by gender of new individuals accessing treatment during the periods (I) July–September 2010, (II) October–December 2010, and (III) January–March 2011. Center: breakdown of diagnoses patterns for new individuals accessing treatment during each of the periods (I) July–September 2010, (II) October–December 2010, and (III) January–March 2011. Bottom: source of identification of new individuals accessing treatment during each of the periods (I) July–September 2010, (II) October–December 2010, and (III) January–March 2011. *<i>Common mental disorders</i> refers to anxiety, depression, phobia, and psychosomatic disorders.</p
People who live in conditions of social disadvantage are at greater risk of develop-ing mental il... more People who live in conditions of social disadvantage are at greater risk of develop-ing mental illness [1]. Access to treatment in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is limited and can be expensive [2]. Stigma makes it difficult to secure already limited employment and education opportunities [3]. While a mental health treatment gap has been widely acknowledged, less atten-tion has been paid to addressing the poverty gap, which often accompanies mental illness [4]. The recent World Health Organization (WHO) report on mental health and development concluded that people with mental health conditions met all the criteria
<p>The vision for the model is that the basic needs of all people with mental illness or ep... more <p>The vision for the model is that the basic needs of all people with mental illness or epilepsy throughout the world are satisfied and their basic rights are recognized and respected. The purpose is to enable people with mental illness or epilepsy to live and work successfully in their communities.</p
PLOS Medicine, 2012
As one article in a series on Global Mental Health Practice, Shoba Raja and colleagues provide a ... more As one article in a series on Global Mental Health Practice, Shoba Raja and colleagues provide a case study of BasicNeeds in Nepal, which emphases user empowerment, community development, health systems strengthening, and policy change to help socially disadvantaged individuals with mental health conditions.
<p>Detailed description of key activities, locations, and resources pertaining to the Nepal... more <p>Detailed description of key activities, locations, and resources pertaining to the Nepal Mental Health and Development Programme. <i>Mental Health Camp</i> is a concept popular in India, and refers to a collaborative activity in which a team of health professionals carry out out-patient clinics in community settings at regular intervals. <i>VDC (Village Development Committee)</i> is an elected government body at the lowest level of governance (small group of villages) in Nepal. <i>Primary Health Care</i> in Nepal is provided through a decentralized system. <i>Health Posts</i> (HP) cover an area of 3 to 4 <i>Sub Health Posts</i> (SHP). A <i>Health Assistant</i> (HA) is the In-Charge of a HP. SHP are established in all VDC areas. <i>Auxiliary Health Worker</i> (AHW) heads a SHP. Other staff in a SHP are Auxiliary Nurse Midwife, Maternal & Child Health Worker, and Village Health Worker. <i>Female Community Health Volunteers</i> (FCHVs) are volunteers attached to the SHP/HP and are involved in health education in their communities. They receive an annual incentive from the government. <i>Mothers' Groups</i> are community-level women's groups that are encouraged by the government through the VDCs and specifically linked to the primary health care facilities. Mothers' group meetings are facilitated by the FCHVs. <i>Community-Based Workers</i> (CBWs) are community-based staff recruited by LEADS for the project.</p
<p>Upper left: Breakdown of diagnoses for all users of the program. Total number of users i... more <p>Upper left: Breakdown of diagnoses for all users of the program. Total number of users is 311, with 134 males and 177 females. Upper right: breakdown by gender of new individuals accessing treatment during the periods (I) July–September 2010, (II) October–December 2010, and (III) January–March 2011. Center: breakdown of diagnoses patterns for new individuals accessing treatment during each of the periods (I) July–September 2010, (II) October–December 2010, and (III) January–March 2011. Bottom: source of identification of new individuals accessing treatment during each of the periods (I) July–September 2010, (II) October–December 2010, and (III) January–March 2011. *<i>Common mental disorders</i> refers to anxiety, depression, phobia, and psychosomatic disorders.</p
People who live in conditions of social disadvantage are at greater risk of develop-ing mental il... more People who live in conditions of social disadvantage are at greater risk of develop-ing mental illness [1]. Access to treatment in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is limited and can be expensive [2]. Stigma makes it difficult to secure already limited employment and education opportunities [3]. While a mental health treatment gap has been widely acknowledged, less atten-tion has been paid to addressing the poverty gap, which often accompanies mental illness [4]. The recent World Health Organization (WHO) report on mental health and development concluded that people with mental health conditions met all the criteria
<p>The vision for the model is that the basic needs of all people with mental illness or ep... more <p>The vision for the model is that the basic needs of all people with mental illness or epilepsy throughout the world are satisfied and their basic rights are recognized and respected. The purpose is to enable people with mental illness or epilepsy to live and work successfully in their communities.</p
PLOS Medicine, 2012
As one article in a series on Global Mental Health Practice, Shoba Raja and colleagues provide a ... more As one article in a series on Global Mental Health Practice, Shoba Raja and colleagues provide a case study of BasicNeeds in Nepal, which emphases user empowerment, community development, health systems strengthening, and policy change to help socially disadvantaged individuals with mental health conditions.