abstract: 'Civil society in general is widely recognised as having an important

  role in addressing the social determinants of health. Non-governmental

  organisations (NGOs) have a long history of mental health actions,

  ranging from mental health promotion and advocacy to volunteer work and

  service provision. An explicit focus on the social determinants of

  mental health is a more recent development. In this article we review

  relevant literature on NGO actions on key social determinants of mental

  health: family; friends and communities; education and skills; good

  work; money and resources; housing; and surroundings. Searching of

  relevant bibliographic databases was combined with searching for

  relevant grey literature to identify relevant evidence and practice on

  the work of NGOs in this field. We reflect on the inherent tensions

  involved in understanding the role of NGOs in taking action on the

  social determinants of mental health and the critical questions raised

  as a result. Our review highlights a lack of documented evidence of NGO

  actions, and underscores the significant untapped potential of civil

  society to contribute to the Mental Health in All Policies (MHiAP)

  agenda.'
affiliation: 'Cresswell-Smith, J (Corresponding Author), Finnish Inst Hlth \& Welf
  THL, Helsinki, Finland.

  Cresswell-Smith, Johanna, Finnish Inst Hlth \& Welf THL, Helsinki, Finland.

  Macintyre, Anna K., Univ Strathclyde, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland.

  Wahlbeck, Kristian, Mental Hlth Finland, Mieli, Finland.'
author: Cresswell-Smith, Johanna and Macintyre, Anna K. and Wahlbeck, Kristian
author-email: 'johanna.cresswell-smith@thl.fi

  anna.macintyre@strath.ac.uk

  kristian.wahlbeck@famh.fi'
author_list:
- family: Cresswell-Smith
  given: Johanna
- family: Macintyre
  given: Anna K.
- family: Wahlbeck
  given: Kristian
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1332/204080520X15874661935482
eissn: 2040-8064
files: []
issn: 2040-8056
journal: VOLUNTARY SECTOR REVIEW
keywords: 'mental health; civil society; social determinants of mental health;

  mental health promotion; NGO'
keywords-plus: 'VOLUNTARY SECTOR; CHILD-BEHAVIOR; CIVIL-SOCIETY; COMMUNITY;

  INTERVENTIONS; IDENTIFICATION; INEQUALITIES; PARTNERSHIPS; LONELINESS;

  ENGAGEMENT'
language: English
month: JUL
number: '2'
number-of-cited-references: '92'
orcid-numbers: Cresswell-Smith, Johanna/0000-0003-2740-3830
pages: 189-209
papis_id: 0a0a529f076ee26839fc96a44d21782d
ref: Cresswellsmith2021untappedpotential
tags:
- review
times-cited: '3'
title: 'Untapped potential? Action by non-governmental organisations on the social
  determinants of mental health in high-income countries: an integrative review'
type: Review
unique-id: WOS:000678158000003
usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
usage-count-since-2013: '7'
volume: '12'
web-of-science-categories: Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
year: '2021'