Editorial

• Published in: Journal of public mental health Vol. 21; no. 4; pp. 277 - 278
• Main Authors: Ashton, Julian, Quinn, Neil
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brighton Emerald Group Publishing Limited 01-12-2022
• Subjects: Advocacy; Capacity building approach; Community; Community mental health services; Cost of living; Decision makers; Discomfort; Funding; Health services; Job satisfaction; Lobbying; Medical screening; Mental health care; Occupational stress; Pandemics; Questionnaires; Shiftwork; Sleep disorders; Stress; Canada; Ukraine; Calgary Alberta Canada
• ISSN: 1746-5729; 2042-8731
• DOI: 10.1108/JPMH-12-2022-159

Awareness-raising interactive capacity-building activities for community leaders and decision-makers helped to promote community-based mental health services development. The study makes an important set of recommendations, including increasing the role of communities and service users; embedding mental health services in the existing social, administrative and health care services; supporting mental health advocacy and lobbying led by local leaders and service users; and capacity building of local communities. The study identifies the most significant variables affecting work stress. [...]the cause-and-effect model of relationships among variables showed that shift work and lack of job satisfaction are root causes, and mental health, fatigue, mental workload, sleep disorder and environmental discomfort are direct causes.