Sustainability
This project aims to develop systems that are fully sustainable within the existing general health service structures. It has therefore been designed to be integrated, using an appropriate model that is in keeping with other components of the health service, and using existing resources without putting into place overly complex or resource-intensive interventions that cannot last beyond the timeframe of the project. This means that we will expect commitment from the health system to maintain any changes brought about: processes, staff deployment, good practice, supervision, etc. It will not be possible or appropriate to pay significant incentives for routine day-to-day work that we will expect to continue after the lifetime of the project.
Some one-off or time-limited investment in activities is necessary to kick-start or develop an integration of mental health. This includes situation analysis, planning and model development, awareness raising, initial capacity building and training, and the necessary evaluation and dissemination, etc.