Community interventions for improving adult mental health: mapping local policy and practice in England.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Public mental health (PMH) aims to improve wellbeing and prevent poor mental health at the population level. It is a global challenge and a UK priority area for action. Communities play an important role in the provision of PMH interventions. However, the evidence base concerning community-based PMH interventions is limited, meaning it is challenging to compare service provision to need. Without this, the efficient and equitable provision of services is hindered. Here, we sought to map the current range of community-based interventions for improving mental health and wellbeing currently provided in England to inform priority areas for policy and service intervention.

Method

We adopted an established mapping exercise methodology, comparing service provision with de

SUBMITTER: Duncan F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8444510 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature