Table 1

WHO Mental Health Gap Action Programme – examples of indicators

Health System

Inputs
Outputs
Outcomes

• the number of sites in the country that implement the scaling up strategy;
• the proportion of facilities for primary health that have trained health professionals for diagnosis and treatment of MNS disorders; and
• the number of people treated each year for MNS disorders as a proportion of the total estimated yearly prevalence of MNS disorders.
• the extent to which management methods and procedures are developed;
• the proportion of facilities for primary health that have supplies such as essential medicines for MNS disorders.

• the presence of an official policy, programme, or plan for mental health;


• a specified budget for mental health as a proportion of the total health budget; and


• the proportion of the total expenditure for mental health that is spent on community-based services.



Health Status

Impacts
• the prevalence and burden (disability adjusted life years – DALYs) of mental and neurological disorders; and
• deaths from suicide and the rate of self-inflicted injuries.

Minas International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2009 3:2   doi:10.1186/1752-4458-3-2