Mental, neurologic, and substance use disorders represent 9 of the 20 leading causes of years of life
lived with disability worldwide.Unfortunately, 76% to 85% of individuals with serious psychiatric
conditions and 75% of those with epilepsy living in resource-limited settings do not receive the
treatment they need. Strategies to providecommunity-based mental health care for adults
and children in resource-limited settings are thus urgently needed.