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Population and Community Platform Interventions

Inge Petersen, Sara Evans-Lacko, Maya Semrau, Margaret Barry, Dan Chisholm, Petra Gronholm, Catherine O Egbe, Graham Thornicroft
Vikram Patel, Dan Chisholm, Tarun Dua, Ramanan Laxminarayan, María Elena Medina-Mora
, editors.
In: Mental, Neurological, and Substance Use Disorders: Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (Volume 4). Washington (DC): The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank; 2016 Mar 14. Chapter 10.
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Population and Community Platform Interventions

Inge Petersen et al.
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Populationwide and community-level platforms are important for the delivery of mental, neurological, and substance use (MNS) interventions along the continuum of care. Certain interventions that promote mental health, prevent MNS disorders, and protect people are most appropriately delivered on a populationwide basis. Legislation, regulations, and public information campaigns are the common delivery channels of this platform.

Other interventions are best delivered by targeting a particular community setting or group in the community that shares a certain purpose. Community delivery channels include schools, workplaces, and neighborhoods and community groups.

Populationwide and community-level interventions often require coordinated efforts among different sectors, such as health, education, social development, labor, and criminal justice systems.

A third platform for delivering interventions—the health care system—is the subject of chapter 11 in this volume (Shidhaye, Lund, and Chisholm 2015).

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