Open AccessCan a brief training intervention help improve mental health service delivery in South Africa?
Author(s) -
Frances B Slaven,
Yvonne Erasmus,
Margot Uys,
PierreEmile Bruand,
Beki Magazi,
Rabia Wadvalla
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
african journal of primary health care and family medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.654
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 2071-2936
pISSN - 2071-2928
DOI - 10.4102/phcfm.v13i1.2909
Subject(s) - medicine , mental health , intervention (counseling) , public health , nursing , observational study , family medicine , health care , legislation , psychiatry , pathology , political science , law , economics , economic growth
South Africa faces a number of significant challenges apropos mental health service delivery, including a large treatment gap, a high rate of readmission, over-burdened specialist tertiary facilities, and slow integration of mental health into general health services. The South African National Mental Health Education Programme implemented between February 2019 and December 2019, aimed to upskill health workers to diagnose and manage mental disorders at primary and secondary levels of care.