Under Contract with Springer Publishing, Dr. Masood Zangeneh is looking for chapter authors for the edited volume:

Public Mental Health Framework: A Global Blueprint

Mental health problems are considered as the leading cause of disability worldwide. It is considered to be responsible for 20% of global disease burden. This burden is compounded by the fact that access to and utilization of mental health services is not uniform and is impeded by multiple barriers including but not limited to employment, housing, race, disability, stigma, crime and violence, war, global health crisis (e.g. Covid-19 pandemic), displacement, and service distribution. Currently, 80% of people who need mental health help lack access to care.

To help address these barriers and decrease the global mental health treatment gap, this book proposes an eclectic approach to mental health titled “Public Mental Health Framework (PMHF)”. PMHF takes a population approach to mental health which includes assessment and strategic decisions to improve coverage, outcomes and management of various levels of mental disorder prevention and mental wellbeing promotion within the framework of concurrent disorders.

PMHF approach represents an opportunity for mental health stakeholders to advocate more effectively for resources which can improve the outcomes of a range of strategies that result in broad but measurable personal and societal impacts.

Interested authors please submit a 150-word abstract and a copy of your curriculum vitae to Prof Masood Zangeneh masood.zangeneh@humber.ca no later than March 30, 2022.

Chapter draft due date: December 15, 2022

Chapter length: Maximum of 15 pages double spaced