Mental Health Financing (Mental Health Policy and Service Guidance Package)

Financing is a critical factor in the implementation of a viable mental health system. This module provides guidance on how to assess current financing mechanisms for mental heath, maximize the resource base for mental health and make the best use of available funds to promote mental health reforms. Also available: WHO Mental Health Policy and Service Guidance Package--14 modules Other modules included in the package:Improving Access and Use of Psychotropic Medicines Child and Adolescent Mental Health Policies and Plans Mental Health Policy, Plans and Programmes. Updated version Mental Health Context Advocacy for Mental Health Quality Improvement for Mental Health Organization of Services for Mental Health Planning and Budgeting to Deliver Services for Mental Health Mental Health Legislation and Human Rights Mental Health Policies and Programmes in the Workplace Mental Health Information Systems Human Resources and Training in Mental Health Monitoring and Evaluation of Mental Health Policies and Plans Table of contents......Page 10 Preface......Page 11 Executive summary......Page 16 Aims and target audience......Page 21 1. Introduction......Page 22 Step 1. Understand the broad health care financing context......Page 27 Step 2. Map the mental health system to understand the level of current resources and how they are used......Page 33 Step 3. Develop the resource base for mental health services......Page 41 Step 4. Allocate funds to address planning priorities......Page 45 Step 5. Build budgets for management and accountability......Page 52 Step 6. Purchase mental health services so as to optimize effectiveness and efficiency......Page 57 Step 7. Develop the infrastructure for mental health financing......Page 61 Step 8. Use financing as a tool to change mental health service delivery systems......Page 64 3. Barriers and solutions to financing mental health services......Page 67 4. Recommendations and conclusions......Page 69 Definitions......Page 73 References......Page 75 The WHO has developed a mental health policy and service guidance package to help implement the policy recommendations of the World Health Report 2001:'Mental Health: New Understanding, New Hope'. The package consists of a series of inter-related and user-friendly modules designed to address the wide variety of needs and priorities in policy development and service planning. Each module addresses a core aspect of mental health.; Financing is a critical factor in the implementation of a viable mental health system. This module provides guidance on how to assess financing mechanisms for mental health, maximize the resource base for mental health and make the best use of available funds to promote mental health reforms. The WHO has developed a mental health policy and service guidance package to help implement the policy recommendations of the World Health Report 2001: "Mental Health: New Understanding, New Hope". The package consists of a series of inter-related and user-friendly modules designed to address the wide variety of needs and priorities in policy development and service planning. Each module addresses a core aspect of mental health.; Financing is a critical factor in the implementation of a viable mental health system. This module provides guidance on how to assess financing mechanisms for mental health, maximize the resource base for mental health and make the best use of available funds to promote mental health reforms World Health Organization. The Mental Health Policy And Service Guidance Package Was Produced Under The Direction Of Michelle Funk And Supervised By Benedetto Saraceno. Vijay Ganju Prepared This Module And Martin Knapp And David Mcdaid Drafted Documents Used In Its Preparation--p. Iii. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 59-62). Also Available Via The World Wide Web. Financing is a critical factor in the implementation of a viable mental health system. This module provides guidance on how to assess current financing mechanisms for mental heath, maximise the resource base for mental health and make the best use of available funds to promote mental health reforms