Mental health financing : mental health policy and service guidance package.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

World Health Organization.

Contributor:

World Health Organization.

Series:

Mental health policy and service guidance package Mental health financing

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mental health.

Public health.

Medical policy.

Physical Description:

80 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Mental health policy and service guidance package

Place of Publication:

[Geneva] : World Health Organization, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Financing is a critical factor in the implementation of a viable mental health system. This module provides guidance on how to assess current financing mechanisms for mental heath, maximise the resource base for mental health and make the best use of available funds to promote mental health reforms.

Contents:

Intro

Table of contents

Preface

Executive summary

Aims and target audience

1. Introduction

2. Steps to mental health financing

Step 1. Understand the broad health care financing context

Step 2. Map the mental health system to understand the level of current resources and how they are used

Step 3. Develop the resource base for mental health services

Step 4. Allocate funds to address planning priorities

Step 5. Build budgets for management and accountability

Step 6. Purchase mental health services so as to optimize effectiveness and efficiency

Step 7. Develop the infrastructure for mental health financing

Step 8. Use financing as a tool to change mental health service delivery systems

3. Barriers and solutions to financing mental health services

4. Recommendations and conclusions

Definitions

References.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

1-280-04158-7

92-4-068099-3

9786610041589

OCLC:

55664182