title: Crafting mental health policy.
abstract: The 1990s has brought a heightened interest in policy and, more specifically, health policy development. This article gives the reader an overview of the principles of crafting public policy, the components of basic policy at a national level, the techniques and pitfalls of policy formation, and the refinement needed for application of skills to mental health policy. Nurses will be able to discuss elements of and the process for policy acceptance and implementation.
authors.affiliation: American Nurses Association, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Stanley
mesh_terms: D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D008603:Mental Health; D009729:Nursing; D011050:Policy Making; D014481:United States