Mental health practices and programs around the world face growing criticism from policymakers, consumers, and service providers for being ineffective, overly r

This book provides a much-needed account of informal community-based approaches to working with mental distress. It starts from the premise that contemporary ma

Community Psychology and Community Mental Health provides empirical justification and a conceptual foundation for transformative change in mental health, based

"1. An Overview of Community Psychology. -- 2. The Ecological Model: Person-in-Context. -- 3. Prevention. -- 4. Crises and Coping. -- 5. Social Support and Self

Community Mental Health is a significant interdisciplinary resource for students, practitioners, or policy planners, engaged in the evaluation and development o