Increased housing linked with community treatment services would likely reduce the need for costly hospitalizations.
To achieve this, technical strategies laid down by CHMT should be linked with community participation and local accountability.
IAH is closely linked with community mobilization on SDH, and it frequently implies advocacy for high-level policy changes that affect local-level SDH.
The CGVs, in turn, were linked with community leaders and health facility staff and served as a bridge between the pregnant women and mothers they served and the resources and knowledge held by the community leaders and health facility staff.
Community support is an important predictor of adolescents' care-seeking behaviour, and there is some evidence that youth-friendly health services are more effective if linked with community interventions [ 33, 42, 43].
The communities were also involved in monitoring and accountability of APEs, and the health facility supervisors and the district supervisors linked with community leaders to find out how the APE is working.
Many Friendly Food Club workshops target families, sometimes linking with community gardens so that learners can acquire the skills to grow what they cook.
The intervention focuses on individuals with affective and anxiety disorders and consists of three components: training and supervising staff, educating and activating clients, and linking with community resources.
Linking with community programs, providing appropriate childcare or housekeeping services, and enhancing support for basic needs could help significantly reduce the burden and distress of these at-risk groups.
At the community level, moreover, Merlin linked with administrators, communities and retailers through sharing information and establishing committees to mobilize communities and strengthen grassroots support.
