01997nas a2200193   4500000000100000008004100001260003400042653005700076653002700133100001200160700001400172700001300186245009700199856007700296300001000373490000700383520139900390022001401789       2020                            d  bOxford University Press (OUP)10aPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health10aHealth(social science)1 aCappo D1 aMutamba B1 aVerity F00aBelonging home: capabilities, belonging and mental health recovery in low resourced settings  uhttps://academic.oup.com/heapro/article-pdf/36/1/58/36585646/daaa006.pdf  a58-660 v363 a<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title>
               <jats:p>There are significant barriers to the development of a ‘balanced model’ of mental health in low-income countries. These include gaps in the evidence base on effective responses to severe mental health issues and what works in the transition from hospital to home, and a low public investment in primary and community care. These limitations were the drivers for the formation of the non-government organization, YouBelong Uganda (YBU), which works to contribute to the implementation of a community-based model of mental health care in Uganda. This paper overviews an intervention protocol developed by YBU, which is a combined model of parallel engagement with the national mental hospital in Kampala, Uganda, movement of ‘ready for discharge’ patients back to their families and communities, and community development. The YBU programme is theoretically underpinned by a capabilities approach together with practical application of a concept of ‘belonging’. It is an experiment in implementation with hopes that it may be a positive step towards the development of an effective model in Uganda, which may be applicable in other countries. Finally, we discuss the value in joining ideas from social work, sociology, philosophy, public health and psychiatry into a community mental health ‘belonging framework’.</jats:p>  a1460-2245