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The Routledge Handbook of International Development, Mental Health and Wellbeing

The Routledge Handbook of International Development, Mental Health and Wellbeing

Edited by: Laura Davidson Purchase the book on: Routledge Book Description Mental health has always been a low priority worldwide. Yet more than 650 million people are estimated to meet diagnostic criteria for common mental disorders…
Community based mental health – building a network of care across sectors

Community based mental health – building a network of care across sectors

Mental illness too often leads to isolation and financial and social struggles. Life with a mental health issue becomes even more difficult when services and support are not readily accessible. Viet Nam faces many of…
BasicNeeds Vietnam Program Site Visit – October 2014

BasicNeeds Vietnam Program Site Visit – October 2014

In October 2014, Two Focusing Philanthropy staff members spent two days in Hue, Vietnam with the BasicNeeds team. Day 1 consisted of a field trip to see patients, caretakers, and Women’s Union volunteers. Day 2…
The Vietnam Multicomponent Collaborative Care for Depression Program: Development of Depression Care for Low- and Middle-Income Nations

The Vietnam Multicomponent Collaborative Care for Depression Program: Development of Depression Care for Low- and Middle-Income Nations

Victoria K Ngo 1, Bahr Weiss 2, Trung Lam 3, Thanh Dang 4, Tam Nguyen 5, Mai Hien Nguyen 6 Abstract In this article, we discuss the Vietnam Multicomponent Collaborative Care for Depression Program, which was designed to provide evidence-based depression care services in low-resource, non-Western…
The Vietnam Multicomponent Collaborative Care for Depression Program

The Vietnam Multicomponent Collaborative Care for Depression Program

Development of Depression Care for Low- and Middle-Income Nations Published In: Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, v. 28, no. 3, 2014, p. 156-167 In this article, we discuss the Vietnam Multicomponent Collaborative Care for Depression Program…