PRIME Policy Brief 5. Integrating maternal mental health into existing health and development programmes: a way to achieve goals of key South African policies

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2014
Country:
South Africa
Document Type:
Briefing
Theme:
Health
Authors:
Lund, C., Honikman, S., Field, S., Baron, E., Meintjes, I.

Abstract

The purpose of this Policy Brief is to draw policy-makers’ attention to broad development implications of maternal mental health and illustrate how addressing the mental health of mothers can help South Africa to achieve several key policy goals simultaneously.

Citation

Honikman, S.; Meintjes, I.; Field, S.; Baron, E.; Lund, C. PRIME Policy Brief 5. Integrating maternal mental health into existing health and development programmes: a way to achieve goals of key South African policies. PRIME, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa (2014) 4 pp.

PRIME Policy Brief 5. Integrating maternal mental health into existing health and development programmes: a way to achieve goals of key South African policies

Published 1 January 2014
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