Inge Petersen|Sara Evans?Lacko|Maya Semrau|Margaret M. Barry|Dan Chisholm|Petra C. Gronholm|Catherine O. Egbe|Graham Thornicroft
Promotion, prevention and protection: interventions at the population- and community-levels for mental, neurological and substance use disorders in low- and middle-income countries
University of KwaZulu-Natal|King's College London|King's College London|Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway|World Health Organization|King's College London|University of KwaZulu-Natal|King's College London
addition services within health system interventions population community levels also important promotion mental health primary prevention mental neurological substance use mns disorders identification case detection mns disorders lesser degree treatment care rehabilitation study aims identify best practice good practice interventions feasibly delivered population communitylevels low middleincome countries lmics aid identification resource efficiencies allocation lmicsa narrative review conducted given wide range relevant interventions expert consensus used identify best practice populationlevel basis existing quasiexperimental natural experiments cost effectiveness small scale emerging promising evidence comprising good practice communitylevel using expert consensus ace assessing costeffectiveness prevention project grading system used differentiate best practice interventions sufficient evidence good practice interventions limited promising evidenceat populationlevel laws regulations control alcohol demand restrict access lethal means suicide considered best practice child protection laws improved control neurocysticercosis mass awareness campaigns identified good practice community level socioemotional learning programmes schools parenting programmes infancy identified best practice following identified good practice integrating mental health promotion strategies workplace occupational health safety policies mental health information awareness programmes well detection mns disorders schools early child enrichmentpreschool educational programs parenting programs children aged 214 years gender equity andor economic empowerment programs vulnerable groups training gatekeepers identify people mns disorders community training nonspecialist community members neighbourhood level assist communitybased support rehabilitation people mental disordersinterventions provided population communitylevels important role play promoting mental health preventing onset protecting mns disorders importance intersectoral engagement need research interventions levels lmics highlighted