Monitoring and evaluation of mental health policies and plans
By: [prepared by Melvyn Freeman and Michelle Funk].
Contributors: Freeman, Melvyn.; Funk, Michelle.; World Health Organization.
Series: Mental health policy and service guidance package
Publisher: World Health Organization
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Geneva
Language: eng
Number of pages: 152
ISBN-13: 9789241547154
Subjects: Mental health policy -- Evaluation; Mental health planning -- Evaluation
Description: This module examines key aspects of monitoring and evaluation as they relate to a mental health policy and plan, including how to monitor a plan and the different ways to evaluate a policy and plan. It presents a five-step process for conducting evaluations and explains how results of an evaluation can be utilized to improve policies and plans. The module then provides a detailed case study of a policy and plan of a hypothetical country. It describes various ways that evaluation can be used over a period of time to assess and influence policy and the plan that arises from it, including the practical steps involved in policy evaluation and the policy decisions that can be made on the basis of monitoring and evaluations.--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 148-152).