Finding | Recommendations |
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The importance of understanding context | Invest in high quality formative research |
Explore crises as a catalyst for positive change | |
The nature of engagement | Invest adequate time and funding to support engagement and trust-building |
Create opportunities for meaningful and active engagement by end users, providers and policy makers | |
Leverage existing resources and relationships | |
Communication and dissemination | Invest in informed mental health awareness raising and communication strategies |
Create mechanisms to support engagement from program inception | |
Invest in capacity development opportunities to support knowledge translation and communications activities by researchers Invest in activities that promote mental health capacity building of policy makers |