Effectiveness of the Outpatients Services in Georgia
Georgia has made a commendable effort to reform mental health care recently. The 'Concept on Mental Health Care' adopted by the Government and two strategic plans for 20142020 and 2021-2031, which aimed to develop comprehensive evidence-based, culturally appropriate, and human rights-oriented mental health care, have promoted deinstitutionalization and development of community mental health services. Since 2018 new standards of care for mental health ambulatories and mobile teams have been imposed and implemented in the state program and funded accordingly. The initiation of new standards for ambulatories and mobile teams increased access and coverage of mental health care across the country. However still, further effort is needed to achieve a comprehensive treatment in mental health care services.