Fig. 1

Dimensions of mental health care and health care levels. Legend- The figure illustrates the relationship between MH dimensions and health care levels. On the left side, bidirectional arrows illustrate the interdependence of the dimensions. Thus, the figure expresses the non-rigid delimitation between the elements of each dimension. There may be characteristics of sub-dimensions present in more than one dimension. The horizontal shaded bars express the equal responsibility among the three levels for ensuring service access, long-term MH care, and comprehensive MH care. In the dimension of crisis patient care, the wedge-shaped line indicates that although all three levels should provide care in acute situations, there is an increasing level of capacity to resolve these situations