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  "abstract": "Background\n\nMental health challenges account for approximately 18% of global disease burden. Few people with mental health challenges receive the required treatment, especially at community level. Implementation of mental health services at the community level is vital.Aim\n\nThe study aimed to explore and describe the content for inclusion in the guidelines for the implementation of mental health services in the Ward-Based Primary Health Care Outreach Teams (WBPHCOTs) services in South Africa.Setting\n\nData was collected in subdistrict one offices from the experts in mental health services and WBPHCOTs working in Tshwane District, Gauteng province, South Africa.Methods\n\nA qualitative, explorative and descriptive design that followed a Nominal Group Technique (NGT) for data collection. Eleven experts were purposively sampled for participation in the study. The NGT process was followed: silent generation of ideas, round robin, group discussion and clarification process. Finally, ranking of ideas and group consensus was reached.Results\n\nThe following content was identified for inclusion in the guidelines: visits to households, collaboration with mental health key stakeholders, training, mental health prevention and promotion, adherence to treatment and advocacy, mental health professionals' support, and strengthening community mental health services.Conclusion\n\nThe study assisted in identifying the content to be included in the guidelines for the implementation of mental health services in the WBPHCOTs' services.Contribution\n\nThis study provides the content that could be included in the development of the guidelines for the implementation of mental health services in the WBPHCOTs services, with the anticipated contribution to the improvement in the implementation of mental health services at community level.",
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  "affiliations": [
    "Department of Nursing Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa."
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      "name": "Rodwell Gundo",
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  "pdf_url": "https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC13747892?pdf=render",
  "pmcid": "PMC13747892",
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  "published": "2026-08-31",
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  "title": "A call for action: Guidelines for implementation of mental health services at the community level.",
  "title_text": "A call for action: Guidelines for implementation of mental health services at the community level.",
  "type": "peer-reviewed",
  "updated_at": "2026-11-12T15:22:43Z",
  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/fk9evgkkwbg3d",
  "venue": "Health SA = SA Gesondheid",
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