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How can we mainstream mental health in research engaging the range of Sustainable Development Goals? A theory of change
Mental health is a leading cause of ill-health worldwide, disproportionately affects low-and-middle-income countries and, increasingly, is considered relevant across the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Hence, we ask: How can we mainstream mental health in research engaging the range of SDGs? W...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10022371/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36962779 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000837 |
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author | Madill, Anna Bhola, Poornima Colucci, Erminia Croucher, Karina Evans, Adrian Graber, Rebecca |
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description | Mental health is a leading cause of ill-health worldwide, disproportionately affects low-and-middle-income countries and, increasingly, is considered relevant across the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Hence, we ask: How can we mainstream mental health in research engaging the range of SDGs? We use the UK Research and Innovation Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) as a case study. In a previous scoping review, we purposefully sampled non-mental health focused GCRF grants for diversity from 2015 until May-end 2020 (N = 36). In the present study, the principal investigator of each grant in this sample was invited to interview (11 accepting). Snowballing, our networks, and returning to the funding archive secured a further 15 interviews sampled for diversity (Final sample: 13 UK researchers and 13 of their overseas collaborators). A thematic analysis of this data organised key information into a trajectory from the challenges of incorporating mental health impact, to how these challenges might be overcome and, finally, to support needs. This analysis was then organised into a Theory of Change designed to promote the mainstreaming of mental health in global challenges research. We outline the implications for global challenges researchers, mental health practitioners, and global challenge research funders. One important implication is that we provide evidence to encourage funders to engage with the desire of researchers to contribute more broadly to the wellbeing of the communities with whom they work. |
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spelling | pubmed-100223712023-03-17 How can we mainstream mental health in research engaging the range of Sustainable Development Goals? A theory of change Madill, Anna Bhola, Poornima Colucci, Erminia Croucher, Karina Evans, Adrian Graber, Rebecca PLOS Glob Public Health Research Article Mental health is a leading cause of ill-health worldwide, disproportionately affects low-and-middle-income countries and, increasingly, is considered relevant across the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Hence, we ask: How can we mainstream mental health in research engaging the range of SDGs? We use the UK Research and Innovation Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) as a case study. In a previous scoping review, we purposefully sampled non-mental health focused GCRF grants for diversity from 2015 until May-end 2020 (N = 36). In the present study, the principal investigator of each grant in this sample was invited to interview (11 accepting). Snowballing, our networks, and returning to the funding archive secured a further 15 interviews sampled for diversity (Final sample: 13 UK researchers and 13 of their overseas collaborators). A thematic analysis of this data organised key information into a trajectory from the challenges of incorporating mental health impact, to how these challenges might be overcome and, finally, to support needs. This analysis was then organised into a Theory of Change designed to promote the mainstreaming of mental health in global challenges research. We outline the implications for global challenges researchers, mental health practitioners, and global challenge research funders. One important implication is that we provide evidence to encourage funders to engage with the desire of researchers to contribute more broadly to the wellbeing of the communities with whom they work. Public Library of Science 2022-08-31 /pmc/articles/PMC10022371/ /pubmed/36962779 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000837 Text en © 2022 Madill et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Madill, Anna Bhola, Poornima Colucci, Erminia Croucher, Karina Evans, Adrian Graber, Rebecca How can we mainstream mental health in research engaging the range of Sustainable Development Goals? A theory of change |
title | How can we mainstream mental health in research engaging the range of Sustainable Development Goals? A theory of change |
title_full | How can we mainstream mental health in research engaging the range of Sustainable Development Goals? A theory of change |
title_fullStr | How can we mainstream mental health in research engaging the range of Sustainable Development Goals? A theory of change |
title_full_unstemmed | How can we mainstream mental health in research engaging the range of Sustainable Development Goals? A theory of change |
title_short | How can we mainstream mental health in research engaging the range of Sustainable Development Goals? A theory of change |
title_sort | how can we mainstream mental health in research engaging the range of sustainable development goals? a theory of change |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10022371/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36962779 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000837 |
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