Mental health services implementation in Colombia-A systematic review.

ABSTRACT: Colombia's mental health services have a complex history shaped by 60 years of armed conflict, a predominantly clinical approach to mental health, and social factors such as inequities and stigma. The 1990 Caracas declaration proposed a shift towards decentralised community mental health services and interventions based on the recovery approach and emphasis on social determinants of mental health in the Americas. Colombia has adopted these approaches in its legal and practical framework in recent years, but implementation has been uneven. This systematic review aims to contribute to mental health services understanding in Colombia by examining the barriers and facilitators to the implementation of mental health services in Colombia. A search was conducted to explore available peer-reviewed

SUBMITTER: Alarcon Garavito GA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10699609 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature