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Hajebi A, Asadi A, Ghoddousi S E, Ziadlou T, Mehrabi M, Vaezi Z, et al . Mental Health and Prevention of Substance Use Programs in Iran: Component of the National Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases. Med J Islam Repub Iran 2022; 36 (1) :1334-1340
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Ahmad Hajebi 
, Ali Asadi , Seyyed Ebrahim Ghoddousi , Tahereh Ziadlou , Maryam Mehrabi , Zahra Vaezi , Amirali Hajebi , Maryam Abbasinejad
, Ali Asadi , Seyyed Ebrahim Ghoddousi , Tahereh Ziadlou , Maryam Mehrabi , Zahra Vaezi , Amirali Hajebi , Maryam Abbasinejad
Department for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran , m-abbasinejad@health.gov.ir
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Background: Mental disorders have a high prevalence and significant burden among all health conditions across the world and in Iran. Therefore, some targets in the field of mental health and substance and alcohol use prevention have been included in the National Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases and Related Risk Factors.
Methods: Keeping in mind the key priorities, important strategies have been considered for attaining the main targets in this field. These strategies fall under four categories of governance, prevention and reduction of risk factors, health care, and surveillance, and monitoring and evaluation strategies.
Conclusion: The success of mental health and substance and alcohol use prevention programs in Iran can be partly related to the evidence-based approach adopted and also to the commitment of high-rank officials of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education to the principal strategy of increasing access to the general population to basic mental health services, among all other non-communicable diseases.
Methods: Keeping in mind the key priorities, important strategies have been considered for attaining the main targets in this field. These strategies fall under four categories of governance, prevention and reduction of risk factors, health care, and surveillance, and monitoring and evaluation strategies.
Conclusion: The success of mental health and substance and alcohol use prevention programs in Iran can be partly related to the evidence-based approach adopted and also to the commitment of high-rank officials of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education to the principal strategy of increasing access to the general population to basic mental health services, among all other non-communicable diseases.
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Mental Health and Substance Use
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