Open AccessBarriers and Facilitators for Implementing Mental Health Services into the Ethiopian Health Extension Program: A Qualitative Study
Author(s) -
Kiddus Yitbarek,
Zewdie Birhanu,
Gudina Terefe Tucho,
Susan Anand,
Liyew Agenagnew,
Gutema Ahmed,
Masrie Getnet,
Yonas Tesfaye
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
risk management and healthcare policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.828
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 1179-1594
DOI - 10.2147/rmhp.s298190
Subject(s) - mental health , hrhis , nursing , medicine , health care , qualitative research , referral , health policy , service provider , service (business) , public relations , business , public health , political science , marketing , sociology , psychiatry , social science , law
The Ethiopian Ministry of Health has integrated mental health services into the community health service, but it has not yet been implemented. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the barriers and facilitators of mental health service implementation in the Ethiopian community health program.