A Visualization of a Socio-Ecological Model for Urban Public Mental Health Approaches

According to the latest data from the Global Burden of Disease, over 1 billion people globally are affected by mental and addictive disorders, which cause 19% of all years lived with disability worldwide (1). It is clear that such an extensive issue requires an urgent and committed public health effort. To that end, a range of population-level approaches have emerged, though the frameworks used and adopted vary widely.