Abstract

Background: Mental health (MH) is an extremely integral component of health and accordingly there is “no health without mental health’’. Objective: Based on the concept of World Health Organization (WHO) Mental Health Division Model, this paper updates to the previous published Mental and Social Health Atlas 2007-2008, Ministry of Health (MOH), Saudi Arabia. Methods: Besides reviewing the MOH health and statistical documents and social reports of Ministry of Social Affairs (MOSA), relevant data was collected from all mental health and social settings using predesigned semi-structured formats. Results: Over a period of seven years, several gaps earlier found in mental health systems (MHS) were bridged. The infrastructure and human resources developments in line with national MH

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