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Who Are the Stakeholders in Promoting Mental Health? Publisher



Damari B1 ; Esmaili MRA2 ; Rafiee N3 ; Hajebi A4
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  1. 1. Iranian Center of Neurological Research, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
  3. 3. Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  4. 4. Research Center for Addiction & Risky Behaviors, Department of Psychiatry, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran Published:2024


Abstract

Background: It is now confirmed that mental health promotion policies need innovations beyond the scope of the health sector. In this study, an attempt was made to identify the most effective stakeholders of the public sector in the field of mental health promotion in Iran to help the policy-makers and to encourage inter-sectoral collaboration and further involvement of these effective sectors in mental health promotion plans. Methods: This was a mixed-methods study. From the first step (literature review and a survey), the names of public agencies affected by mental health promotion were extracted. In the next step, a checklist for identifying the main stakeholders was developed. The data of this step were analyzed by the simple additive weighting method. Ultimately, a table was plotted in the form of institutional mapping in order to summarize the organizations affecting each risk factor of mental health promotion. Results: The Islamic Consultative Assembly, the Ministry of Interior, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor, and Social Welfare, and the Ministry of Education were identified as the five institutions with the greatest impacts on the social determinants of mental health in Iran. Conclusion: Significant impacts can be exerted by institutions such as the Islamic Consultative Assembly (as the legislator), the Ministry of Interior, and its subsidiary entities such as municipalities and governors (as the administrators of homeland security and support for safe and appropriate urban and local facilities), the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (as the national media), the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor, and Social Welfare (as the institution in charge of employment, job security, and social welfare), and the Ministry of Education (as the educational institution of the country). © Iran University of Medical Sciences
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