Invited Commentary What can participatory Theory of Change development add to implementation science in global mental health?
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Although there is increasing evidence for what works to improve mental health globally, many successful interventions are not implemented in practice (Bauer & Kirchner, 2020). Implementation science, which systematically researches how best to improve the implementation of research findings in routine practice (Eccles & Mittman, 2006), is increasingly being applied to improve the implementation and uptake of mental health interventions globally (McKay et al., 2020; Myers et al., 2024; Rose et al., 2022; Seward et al., 2021; Singla et al., 2021).
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