Role of intersectoral collaboration in Mental Health Policy formulation and service delivery in Saint Lucia / Joseph, Marguerite Marie Jennifer ; orient. José Miguel Caldas de Almeida
Main Author Joseph, Marguerite Marie Jennifer Language Português. Country Portugal. Publication Lisboa : Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, 2016 Description 109 p. Dissertation Note or Thesis: Dissertação de Mestrado, Política e Serviços de Saúde Mental, Universidade Nova de LisboaTopical name Mental Health Services
Delivery of Health Care
Health Policy
Public-Private Sector Partnerships
Caribbean Region
Latin America
Academic Dissertation CDU 616 Classification Política e Serviços de Saúde Menta Online Resources Click here to access the eletronic resource http://hdl.handle.net/10362/17363 List(s) this item appears in: Teses NL
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Dissertação de Mestrado, Política e Serviços de Saúde Mental, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Saint Lucia a small island developing country with limited resources, is faced with a number of socio-economic challenges which require creative and innovative solutions to address. Combining resources across sectors to address the social, economic and environmental determinants of health has proven to be a useful strategy for improving population health in particular mental health. This study, the first of its kind for Saint Lucia sought to examine the extent to which the availability of a national mental health policy led to intersectoral action for mental health promotion and service delivery. In addition the study examined the level of intersectoral collaboration which actually exist between agencies which provide direct care and support services to people with mental illnesses and significant mental health problems. The study also aimed to identify the factors which promote or hinder intersectoral collaboration and generate recommendations which can be applied to extremely small countries with similar socio-economic profiles. Data generated from three (3) sources was synthesized to form a broad picture of the issues. An evaluation of the mental health policy of 2007, an assessment of the extent to which intersectoral action currently exist in mental health service delivery and the administration of semi-structured interviews with program managers from different agencies across sectors to identify implementation issues. The study concluded that despite the availability of a mental health policy which clearly and explicitly articulates intersectoral collaboration as a priority area for action, very little exists in the current service delivery system. Services providers across sectors acknowledge the benefits of intersectoral collaboration and that there are significant barriers to intersectoral collaboration, which in turn hinders a national approach to service planning and delivery. Intersectoral collaboration is not possible if sectors themselves are dependent on a top-down health sector driven and dominated approach, or if the general atmosphere is clouded by stigmatization of mental health illnesses.
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