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Readiness to deliver person-focused care in a fragile situation: the case of Mental Health Services in Lebanon.

Aya NoubaniKarin DiaconuGiulia LoffredaShadi Saleh
Published in: International journal of mental health systems (2021)
Mental ill health is a major public health problem with implications for individual health and wellbeing; in a fragile context such as Lebanon, the burden of mental ill health is expected to rise and this presents substantive challenges for the existing health system. Concrete multi-sectoral efforts and investments are required to (1) reduce stigma and improve public perceptions surrounding mental ill health and associated needs for care seeking and (2) promote the implementation of integrated person focused care for addressing mental health.
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