This module examines key aspects of monitoring and evaluation as they relate to a mental health policy and plan, including how to monitor a plan and the different ways to evaluate a policy and plan. It presents a five-step process for conducting evaluations and explains how results of an evaluation can be utilized to improve policies and plans.

The module then provides a detailed case study of a policy and plan of a hypothetical country. It describes various ways that evaluation can be used over a period of time to assess and influence policy and the plan that arises from it, including the practical steps involved in policy evaluation and the policy decisions that can be made on the basis of monitoring and evaluations.

Also available: WHO Mental Health Policy and Service Guidance Package--14 modules

Other modules included in the package:
Improving Access and Use of Psychotropic Medicines
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Policies and Plans
Mental Health Policy, Plans and Programmes. Updated version
Mental Health Context
Mental Health Financing
Advocacy for Mental Health
Quality Improvement for Mental Health
Organization of Services for Mental Health
Planning and Budgeting to Deliver Services for Mental Health
Mental Health Legislation and Human Rights
Mental Health Policies and Programmes in the Workplace
Mental Health Information Systems
Human Resources and Training in Mental Health