1. Lean economies and innovation in mental health systems.
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Evans-Lacko, Sara, Ribeiro, Wagner, Brietzke, Elisa, Knapp, Martin, Mari, Jair, McDaid, David, Paula, Cristiane S., Romeo, Renee, Thornicroft, Graham, and Wissow, Lawrence
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INNOVATION management , *MENTAL health promotion , *MENTAL health policy , *AUSTERITY - Abstract
The authors discuss the opportunities for innovation in mental health systems in emerging economies including Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS). Topics discussed include the need to balance protection of services, the risks and opportunities for innovation through austerity, and the factors in psychosocial care networks in BRICS including embedded services in communities, specialised workers, and task-sharing.
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- 2016
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