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despite publication highprofile reports promising activities several countries progress mental health service development slow lowincome middleincome countries reviewed barriers mental health service development qualitative survey international mental health experts leaders barriers include prevailing publichealth priority agenda effect funding complexity resistance decentralisation mental health services challenges implementation mental health care primarycare settings low numbers types workers trained supervised mental health care frequent scarcity publichealth perspectives mental health leadership many barriers progress improvement mental health services overcome generation political organisation accessible humane mental health care advocates people mental disorders need clarify collaborate messages resistance decentralisation resources must overcome especially many mental health professionals hospital workers mental health investments primary care important unlikely sustained unless preceded accompanied development community mental health services allow training supervision continuous support primary care workers mobilisation recognition nonformal resources community must stepped community members without formal professional training people mental disorders family members need partake advocacy service delivery populationwide progress access humane mental health care depend substantially attention politics leadership planning advocacy participation