Intersectoral collaboration for people-centred mental health care in Timor-Leste: A mixed-methods study using qualitative and social network analysis

Abstract

Background: Intersectoral collaboration is fundamental to the provision of people-centred mental health care, yet there is a dearth of research about how this strategy operates within mental health systems in low- and middle-income countries. This is problematic given the known attitudinal, structural and resource barriers to intersectoral collaboration in high-income country mental health systems. This study was conducted to investigate intersectoral collaboration for people-centred mental health care in Timor-Leste, a South-East Asian country in the process of strengthening its mental health system. Methods: This study employed a mixed-methods convergent design. Qualitative data elicited f..