Barriers to and Facilitators of Effective Behavioral Health Crisis Care Services.

Objective: Expanded funding to support care across the crisis continuum is intended to improve behavioral health outcomes. A greater understanding of how to effectively implement and integrate local crisis care systems has been identified as a research and policy priority. The aim of this study was to explore provider perceptions of the barriers and facilitators associated with implementing effective behavioral health crisis services.

Understanding the roles of faith-based health-care providers in Africa: review of the evidence with a focus on magnitude, reach, cost, and satisfaction.

At a time when many countries might not achieve the health targets of the Millennium Development Goals and the post-2015 agenda for sustainable development is being negotiated, the contribution of faith-based health-care providers is potentially crucial. For better partnership to be achieved and for health systems to be strengthened by the alignment of faith-based health-providers with national systems and priorities, improved information is needed at all levels. Comparisons of basic factors (such as magnitude, reach to poor people, cost to patients, modes of financing, and satisfaction of patients with the services received) within faith-based health-providers and national systems show some differences.