Mental health and Substance Abuse receives disproportionately little attention in evidence-based research and policy despite growing recognition of the significant burden of disease caused by mental disorders.
MAA Wellness Center endorses efforts to implement integrative innovative and cost-effective approaches to delivery of mental healthcare in low-resource settings (Jenkins et al., 2010). A key contributor to the success of these efforts will be availability of locally valid screening tools, which best facilitate identification of individuals in need of care.