Community-based interventions are interventions that provide a comprehensive approach to a range of numerous issues including social justice, empowerment, and especially mental health. It is an action taken by the community to prevent dysfunction within it and to promote contentment and comfort.
This approach is especially useful in communities that are disadvantaged as it provides help for those who would not be able to otherwise get it. This is due to the fact that community interventions are set up on the idea that everyone deserves the treatment they need whether or not they are financially capable and are able to afford private treatment.
How does it work?
Community interventions are usually interventions led by a physiologist or a licensed professional that consist of a planned program where attendees would talk about their situations, everything affecting them, and progress that they have made throughout the sessions. This not only helps the individuals that participate in these sessions but also the community around them that feels less alone when they are able to relate to the situations they are listening to. As for the individual, talking and venting about it is quite beneficial, especially when receiving beneficial feedback in return.
The Role of Prevention
Community interventions often focus on trying to prevent mental health issues rather than treating the social and physiological issues after they have happened. This is achieved by boosting individual skills as well as achieving change in the external environment as a whole. This benefits the community massively as it works to ensure that everyone is healthy and that they do not fall into any issues in the future.
Outcomes
The primary focus of such interventions is making sure that the work done is accessible to everyone and that it works to best benefit everyone in the community whether directly or indirectly. An example of this is setting up campaigns for mental health awareness weekly to ensure that everyone within the community is educated and able to not only help themselves but others around them as well.
Community interventions have been a great way for people to be able to get access to the health that they need and deserve. If you ever find yourself dealing with emotions and are unsure of how to cope, research different interventions that may be taking place around you and make sure to attend.