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South Africa has undergone major changes in the last decade. These have had an impact on health systems and services in the country. Mental Health is an area that has been underdeveloped, under-resourced and lacked priority in the past. With political transformation, mental health has been prioritised and there has been extensive policy development in the field of mental health. There is a concern however, that implementation is lagging behind, and that there are significant obstacles in the way of effective implementation.
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This project has attempted to build on previous initiatives in the field of mental health research. Research into mental health has been happening in South Africa since the 1960s. Previous attempts to co-ordinate a research agenda began in the early 1990s, spearheaded by the South African Medical Research Council, the then Department of National Health and Population Development and provincial departments of health, the Centre for Health Policy at the University of the Witwatersrand and various progressive mental health organisations. Since 1994, and the establishment of the National Department of Health, a National Directorate of Mental Health and Substance Abuse was created, and a process of Essential National Health Research has been established. Mental Health and Substance Abuse are both in the top ten priorities for Essential National Health Research in South Africa. |
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