Promotion, prevention and protection: interventions at the population- and community-levels for mental, neurological and substance use disorders in low- and middle-income countries

Table 1 Matrix of “Best Practice” and “Good Practice” interventions

Delivery platform	Promotion and primary prevention	Identification and case detection	Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Delivery subplatform	Promotion and primary prevention	Identification and case detection	Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Population wide
Legislation and regulation	Laws and regulations to reduce demand for alcohol use:
	Laws to restrict access to means of self-harm/suicide
	Child protection laws
	Improved control of neurocysticercosis
Information/awareness	Mass public awareness campaigns
Community
Workplace	Integrating mental health promotion strategies such as stress reduction and awareness of alcohol and drug misuse into occupational health and safety policies
Schools	Universal SEL programs	Information and awareness
Schools	Targeted programmes for vulnerable children	Identification and case detection in schools of children with MNS disorders
Neighbourhood/community groups	Parenting programs during infancy	Training of gatekeepers, including community health workers, police, and social workers in identification of MNS disorders, including self-harm	Training non-specialist community members at a neighbourhood level to assist with community-based support and rehabilitation of people with mental disorders
	Early child enrichment/preschool educational programs
	Parenting programs for children ages 2–14 years
	Gender equity and/or economic empowerment programs for vulnerable groups

Recommendations in italics = “best practice”; recommendations in normal font = “good practice”. MNS mental, neurological, and substance; SEL socio-emotional learning