The feasibility of a role for community health workers in integrated mental health care for perinatal depression: a qualitative study from Surabaya, Indonesia

Abstract Background Indonesian maternal health policies state that community health workers (CHWs) are responsible for detection and referral of pregnant women and postpartum mothers who might suffer from mental health problems (task-sharing). The documents have been published for a while, however r...

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Main Authors: Endang R. Surjaningrum, Harry Minas, Anthony F. Jorm, Ritsuko Kakuma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:International Journal of Mental Health Systems
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13033-018-0208-0