The Mental Health Leadership and Advocacy Program (mhLAP): A pioneering response to the neglect of mental health in Anglophone West Africa

International Journal of Mental Health Systems

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Abdulmalik, Jibril ^a   Fadahunsi, Woye ^a   Kola, Lola ^b   Nwefoh, Emeka ^c   Minas, Harry ^d   Eaton, Julian ^e   Gureje, Oye ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c Nigeria Co ordination Office   (Nigeria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e CBM Regional Office   (Togo)

Author keywords

advocacy; LAMIC; Mental health; Service users; Stakeholders; Stigma; West Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894301945     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17524458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-4458-8-5     Document Type: Article

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