[...]... Legislation and Human Rights Advocacy for Mental Health Organization of Services for Mental Health Quality Improvement for Mental Health Planning and Budgeting to Deliver Services for Mental Health Legislation and human rights Mental Health Context Research and evaluation Financing Child and adolescent mental health Organization of Services Human resources and training Planning and budgeting for service. .. intended for policy- makers and planners who wish to improve the quality of mental health care in their countries For policy- makers it provides a rationale for the importance of quality in mental health policy Guidance is provided for the development of policy for quality improvement For planners, administrators and mental health workers, practical guidance is provided for the implementation of quality improvement. .. Mental Health Child and Adolescent Mental Health Research and Evaluation of Mental Health Policy and Services Workplace Mental Health Policies and Programmes Who is the guidance package for? The modules will be of interest to: - policy- makers and health planners; government departments at federal, state/regional and local levels; mental health professionals; groups representing people with mental disorders;... that quality is placed firmly on the policy agenda for mental health care; (2) provide practical guidance for the implementation of quality improvement mechanisms in mental health services at the national and local levels The introduction provides a rationale for the importance and value of quality in mental health care It also provides a conceptual introduction to the issue of quality improvement and. .. quality is placed firmly on the policy agenda for mental health care; (2) to provide practical guidance for the implementation of quality improvement mechanisms in mental health services at the national and local levels The Introduction explains the importance and value of quality in mental health care and provides a conceptual guide to the issue of quality improvement and some of the approaches that... this end, mental health service managers or quality improvement officers should keep themselves well informed about developments in quality assurance, quality improvement and quality management Lessons from the quality improvement process in service delivery and management should be incorporated into the subsequent modification of policy, standards and accreditation procedures 5 Links with improvements... with quality improvement objectives it provides practical guidance on the subsequent steps of developing standards and accreditation procedures, monitoring and continuous quality improvement For countries with policy and standards in place it provides guidance on the ways in which the quality of mental health care can be further raised through continuous quality improvement methods By improving the quality. .. include standards, accreditation procedures, the monitoring of services, continuous quality improvement, the systematic reform of services and reviews of quality mechanisms Countries should adapt this guidance according to their specific circumstances and needs For countries with few or no quality improvement mechanisms or policy this module provides guidance for establishing them For countries whose policy. .. 1: Quality improvement in mental health care Consultation Partnership 1 Align policy for quality improvement 2 Design Standards Legislation Funding Planning 3 Establish Accreditation Procedures 7 Review and modify 6 Improve Services 5 Integrate QI into management 8 4 Monitor Services Target audience This module is intended for policy- makers and planners who wish to improve the quality of mental health. .. emphasis is on a particular area of mental health For example, countries wishing to address mental health legislation may find the module entitled Mental Health Legislation and Human Rights useful for this purpose - They can be used as a training package for mental health policy- makers, planners and others involved in organizing, delivering and funding mental health services They can be used as educational . Cataloguing-in-Publication Data Quality improvement for mental health. (Mental health policy and service guidance package) 1. Mental health services - standards 2. Quality assurance,. Advocacy for Mental Health > Organization of Services for Mental Health > Quality Improvement for Mental Health > Planning and Budgeting to Deliver Services