The effect of expanded access to mental health care on economic status of households with a person with a mental disorder in rural Ethiopia: a controlled before-after study
The District mental health care plan intervention increased household income and reduced catastrophic out-of- pocket payment. Our findings support global initiatives to scale up mental healthcare as part of universal health coverage initiatives, alongside interventions to support social inclusion and targeted financial protection for vulnerable households.
Authors
- Crick Lund (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5159-8220)
- Kebede Tirfessa
- Sumaiyah Docrat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3177-7157)
- Yohannes Hailemichael (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4831-6077)
- Charlotte Hanlon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7937-3226)
- Atalay Alem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8353-7185)
- Girmay Medhin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2146-4261)
- Damen Haile Mariam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3229-5259)
- Dan Chisholm
- Abebaw Fekadu
Institutions
- Brighton and Sussex Medical School (GB)
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- King's College London (GB)
- World Health Organization (CH)
- Kotebe University of Education (ET)
- Addis Ababa University (ET)
- University of Edinburgh (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Mental Health Systems
- Published
- 2025-04-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13033-025-00668-8
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- Government of the United Kingdom
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care
- European Commission
- Department for International Development
- Addis Ababa University