Untapped potential? Action by non-governmental organisations on the social determinants of mental health in high income countries : an integrative review
Cresswell-Smith, Johanna and Macintyre, Anna K. and Wahlbeck, Kristian (2021) Untapped potential? Action by non-governmental organisations on the social determinants of mental health in high income countries : an integrative review. Voluntary Sector Review, 12 (2). pp. 189-209. ISSN 2040-8056 (https://doi.org/10.1332/204080520X15874661935482)
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Abstract
Civil society in general is widely recognised as having an important role in addressing the social determinants of health. Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have a long history of mental health actions, ranging from mental health promotion and advocacy to volunteer work and service provision. An explicit focus on the social determinants of mental health is a more recent development. In this article we review relevant literature on NGO actions on key social determinants of mental health: family; friends and communities; education and skills; good work; money and resources; housing; and surroundings. Searching of relevant bibliographic databases was combined with searching for relevant grey literature to identify relevant evidence and practice on the work of NGOs in this field. We reflect on the inherent tensions involved in understanding the role of NGOs in taking action on the social determinants of mental health and the critical questions raised as a result. Our review highlights a lack of documented evidence of NGO actions, and underscores the significant untapped potential of civil society to contribute to the Mental Health in All Policies (MHiAP) agenda.
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Item type: Article ID code: 73228 Dates: DateEvent1 July 2021Published18 May 2020Published Online21 April 2020AcceptedSubjects: Social Sciences Department: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > Social Work and Social Policy > Social Work and Social Policy Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 15 Jul 2020 14:32 Last modified: 28 Nov 2024 01:20 URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/73228