People-centred mental health policies and services

Abstract

People‑centred mental health systems place the individual at the centre of their own care, focusing on the individual service user’s capabilities, knowledge and value‑setting. People-centredness acknowledges the needs and wishes of the individual and focuses on how people can manage their own health, giving people a proactive part in care. This chapter describes how OECD countries have been accelerating their progress on creating person-centred mental health systems, but also shows that there is need for improvement. Countries should continue to prioritise person-centred mental health care, including through actions such as co-producing services and measuring experiences and outcomes of mental health care through the use of patient-reported measures.