Rationale and definition:
There is growing recognition of the need for comprehensive mental health services to be offered as part of a universal health care (UHC) package. The World Health Organization’s Mental Health Action Plan proposes a number of indicators on mental health, including this indicator, which measures service coverage for a selected set of severe mental disorders.
Disaggregation:
By sex and geographical location like rural and urban (to support targeting of healthcare systems). Other opportunities for disaggregation to be reviewed.
Comments and limitations:
There have been a number of conferences and meetings discussing mental health in the post-2015 development agenda;
Preliminary assessment of current data availability by Friends of the Chair:
C
Primary data source:
One option is to collect data on both the numerator and the denominator as part of routine population surveys, such as DHS surveys.
Potential lead agency or agencies:
WHO.
WHO (2013d).
See WHO. Mental Action Plan 2013-2020. (2013)
See for example the Movement for Global Mental Health Post-2015 article.
WHO, Mental Action Plan 2013-2020.
See i) Whiteford, Harvey A et al (2013). Global burden of disease attributable to mental and substance abuse disorders: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. Lancet 382, 1575-86. And ii) Ferrari, Alize J et al (2013). Burden of Depressive Disorders by Country, Sex, Age, and Year: Findings form the Global Burden of Deisase Study 2010. PLoS Med 10:11.