The most common approach to overcome the disruption to mental health, neurological and substance abuse related (MNS) services due to the COVID-19 pandemic, reported by 70 percent of countries surveyed, was a deployment of tele-medicine or tele-therapy. This statistic shows the percentage of countries using select approaches to overcome COVID-19 related disruptions in MNS services, as of August 2020.
Approaches to overcome COVID-19 related disruption in mental health, neurological and substance abuse (MNS) related services worldwide as of 2020
Characteristic
Share of surveyed countries
Tele-medicine/tele-therapy deployment to replace in person consultations
70%
Helplines established for mental health and psychosocial support
67.7%
Specific measures for infection prevention and control in mental health services
65.4%
Self-help or digital format of psychological interventions
53.8%
Triaging to identify priorities
49.2%
COVID-19 health care providers trained in basic psychosocial skills
44.6%
Discharge or redirection of patients to alternate health care facilities
44.6%
Task shifting/role delegation
37.7%
Home or community outreach services
33.1%
Novel supply chain/dispensing approaches for medicines for MNS disorders
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WHO. (October 5, 2020). Approaches to overcome COVID-19 related disruption in mental health, neurological and substance abuse (MNS) related services worldwide as of 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1179521/covid-disruption-mental-health-support-worldwide-approach/
WHO. "Approaches to overcome COVID-19 related disruption in mental health, neurological and substance abuse (MNS) related services worldwide as of 2020." Chart. October 5, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1179521/covid-disruption-mental-health-support-worldwide-approach/
WHO. (2020). Approaches to overcome COVID-19 related disruption in mental health, neurological and substance abuse (MNS) related services worldwide as of 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1179521/covid-disruption-mental-health-support-worldwide-approach/
WHO. "Approaches to Overcome Covid-19 Related Disruption in Mental Health, Neurological and Substance Abuse (Mns) Related Services Worldwide as of 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Oct 2020, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1179521/covid-disruption-mental-health-support-worldwide-approach/
WHO, Approaches to overcome COVID-19 related disruption in mental health, neurological and substance abuse (MNS) related services worldwide as of 2020 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1179521/covid-disruption-mental-health-support-worldwide-approach/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Approaches to overcome COVID-19 related disruption in mental health, neurological and substance abuse (MNS) related services worldwide as of 2020 [Graph], WHO, October 5, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1179521/covid-disruption-mental-health-support-worldwide-approach/
