Bridging the gap: investigating challenges and way forward for intersectoral provision of psychosocial rehabilitation in South Africa
| dc.contributor.author | Brooke-Sumner, Carrie | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lund, Crick | |
| dc.contributor.author | Petersen, Inge | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-06-06T08:51:58Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-06-06T08:51:58Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016-03-09 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2016-05-19T09:17:04Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | Background: Intersectoral collaboration between government sectors such as Health and Social Development and nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) in communities is crucial for provision of psychosocial rehabilitation (PSR) for those with severe mental illness. This study aims to provide recommendations for strengthening such intersectoral collaboration in South Africa and with relevance to other low and middle income countries (LMIC), particularly African countries. Methods: Twenty-four in-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with 16 key informants from the South African Department of Health, two key informants from the Department of Social Development, four key informants from the NGO sector and one key informant from a service user organisation at national level. Framework analysis was conducted with NVivo 10 software. Results: Challenges to intersectoral work identified were lack of communication between sectors, problems delin eating roles, and each sector’s perception of lack of support from other sectors. Participant-identified strategies for addressing these challenges included improving communication between sectors, promoting leadership from all levels and formalising intersectoral relationships through appropriate written agreements; as well as ensuring that the available resources for PSR are effectively re-directed to district level. Conclusions: This study has outlined several directions for progress to address challenges for intersectoral working for PSR in South Africa. These may be of relevance to other LMIC, particularly those in Africa. Political will and a longterm view will be necessary to realise these strategies. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Brooke-Sumner, C., Lund, C., & Petersen, I. (2016). Bridging the gap: investigating challenges and way forward for intersectoral provision of psychosocial rehabilitation in South Africa. <i>International Journal of Mental Health Systems</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19921 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Brooke-Sumner, Carrie, Crick Lund, and Inge Petersen "Bridging the gap: investigating challenges and way forward for intersectoral provision of psychosocial rehabilitation in South Africa." <i>International Journal of Mental Health Systems</i> (2016) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19921 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Brooke-Sumner, C., Lund, C., & Petersen, I. (2016). Bridging the gap: investigating challenges and way forward for intersectoral provision of psychosocial rehabilitation in South Africa. International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 10(1), 21. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Journal Article AU - Brooke-Sumner, Carrie AU - Lund, Crick AU - Petersen, Inge AB - Background: Intersectoral collaboration between government sectors such as Health and Social Development and nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) in communities is crucial for provision of psychosocial rehabilitation (PSR) for those with severe mental illness. This study aims to provide recommendations for strengthening such intersectoral collaboration in South Africa and with relevance to other low and middle income countries (LMIC), particularly African countries. Methods: Twenty-four in-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with 16 key informants from the South African Department of Health, two key informants from the Department of Social Development, four key informants from the NGO sector and one key informant from a service user organisation at national level. Framework analysis was conducted with NVivo 10 software. Results: Challenges to intersectoral work identified were lack of communication between sectors, problems delin eating roles, and each sector’s perception of lack of support from other sectors. Participant-identified strategies for addressing these challenges included improving communication between sectors, promoting leadership from all levels and formalising intersectoral relationships through appropriate written agreements; as well as ensuring that the available resources for PSR are effectively re-directed to district level. Conclusions: This study has outlined several directions for progress to address challenges for intersectoral working for PSR in South Africa. These may be of relevance to other LMIC, particularly those in Africa. Political will and a longterm view will be necessary to realise these strategies. DA - 2016-03-09 DB - OpenUCT DO - 10.1186/s13033-016-0042-1 DP - University of Cape Town J1 - International Journal of Mental Health Systems KW - ntersectoral collaboration KW - Partnerships KW - Psychosocial rehabilitation KW - Severe mental illness KW - Communitybased rehabilitation KW - Community development KW - Mental health policy LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2016 T1 - Bridging the gap: investigating challenges and way forward for intersectoral provision of psychosocial rehabilitation in South Africa TI - Bridging the gap: investigating challenges and way forward for intersectoral provision of psychosocial rehabilitation in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19921 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13033-016-0042-1 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19921 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://ijmhs.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13033-016-0042-1 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Brooke-Sumner C, Lund C, Petersen I. Bridging the gap: investigating challenges and way forward for intersectoral provision of psychosocial rehabilitation in South Africa. International Journal of Mental Health Systems. 2016; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19921. | en_ZA |
| dc.language | eng | en_ZA |
| dc.language.rfc3066 | en | |
| dc.publisher | BioMed Central | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.department | Centre for Public Mental Health | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
| dc.rights | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) | * |
| dc.rights.holder | Brooke-Sumner et al. | |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | en_ZA |
| dc.source | International Journal of Mental Health Systems | en_ZA |
| dc.source.uri | http://ijmhs.biomedcentral.com/ | |
| dc.subject | ntersectoral collaboration | |
| dc.subject | Partnerships | |
| dc.subject | Psychosocial rehabilitation | |
| dc.subject | Severe mental illness | |
| dc.subject | Communitybased rehabilitation | |
| dc.subject | Community development | |
| dc.subject | Mental health policy | |
| dc.title | Bridging the gap: investigating challenges and way forward for intersectoral provision of psychosocial rehabilitation in South Africa | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Journal Article | en_ZA |
| uct.type.filetype | Text | |
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| uct.type.publication | Research | en_ZA |
| uct.type.resource | Article | en_ZA |