This study book, written by experts affiliated with Hogeschool Windesheim and the mental health (ggz) research center, addresses integrated care in the neighborhood for people with mental health conditions. It is aimed at social and nursing professionals involved in mental health care and at network partners who want to improve integrated service provision.
Mental health care in the neighborhood offers practical information and innovative insights. The book is structured into three parts: an overview of the neighborhood landscape, practice-oriented social interventions and interdisciplinary collaboration, and reflections on dilemmas in neighborhood care. The structure aligns with the principle of lifelong learning and supports different levels of training and practice-based learning environments.
The authors Jasmijn de Lange, Rosalie Metze and Koen Westen combine their expertise as a nurse, care ethicist, and social worker within the ggz research center and Hogeschool Windesheim. As a result, the book provides a timely, scientifically grounded contribution to the development of integrated neighborhood care in mental health care.