Table 5.

Summary of barriers and opportunities within theme 2: Strengthening collaborations between mental health stakeholders

Barriers

Lack of collaboration between professional disciplines

Few collaborations between NGOs, government services, institutions and departments

No integrated system of referral between services

Opportunities

Meeting of key stakeholders to develop a vision and action plan, strategy and developing policy

Organising multidisciplinary training sessions to facilitate sharing knowledge

Working to develop relationships between mental health professionals

Encouraging the development of multidisciplinary mental healthcare teams and referral pathways between services