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Establishment of a Community-Based Mental Health Center in Yazd: A Short Report
Golrasteh Kholasehzadeh * 1, Fatemeh Soryani2 , Mansureh Nasirain2 , Mohammad hassan Lotfi3
1- Department of Psychiatry, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran , mr.dehghanzadeh55@gmail.com
2- Department of Psychiatry, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
3- Department of Epidemiology, School of Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
Abstract:   (5817 Views)

About 40 years ago, the mental health services providing strategies have been dramatically changed worldwide. As well as, it is considered as a new revolution in mental health and named as community-based mental health movement. Moreover, mental health centers in Iran have been established in order to make a change in urban community-based mental health (CMHC). The first CMHC was founded in Tehran 16th district in 2010. In Yazd, it was established in 2010. In this article, the steps for establishment of the first CMHC were described.

Keywords: Mental health, community oriented, wellness center
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Review: Short Communication | Subject: Public Health
Received: 2016/06/25 | Accepted: 2016/10/16 | Published: 2016/10/16
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