Community Mental Health Services in Andean Peru: Mapping Supply and Demand
Milagros Alvarado, Daniel Mäusezahl, Stella Hartinger, Andrea Fernandez-Rodriguez, Maria Melero-Dominguez, Francisco Diez-Canseco, Günther Fink, Ricardo Peña-Sánchez, Irene Falgas-Bague · 2026
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Milagros Alvarado and co-authors map community mental health care in three provinces of northern Peru, in a 2026 study. National reforms aim to move care out of big hospitals and into local community centers tied to primary care. How that shift lands in rural Andean districts was little known. The team reviewed policy, ran focus groups, and interviewed 31 providers, users, and community members.
Local views of mental health mixed cultural beliefs, social norms, and money worries. Many people turned first to family or traditional healers, and stigma plus hopes of a quick cure slowed use of formal care. The new centers did bring specialist care closer and felt more personal. But referral paths stayed weak, leaving families to guide their own way. Family support and respectful, culture-aware care kept people engaged.
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| CREATOR | Milagros Alvarado, Daniel Mäusezahl, Stella Hartinger, Andrea Fernandez-Rodriguez, Maria Melero-Dominguez, Francisco Diez-Canseco, Günther Fink, Ricardo Peña-Sánchez, Irene Falgas-Bague |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 42 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |