Social Work in Mental Health Settings brings together leading academics and practitioners to explore how mental health social work is shaped and practised around the world. In so doing, it responds to a striking lack of comparative literature in the field and offers a timely, global lens on the discipline.


Combining macro-level analyses with in-depth country case studies – from Brazil and Bosnia and Herzegovina to China and Trinidad and Tobago – the book interrogates how mental health policy, law, political conflict and social movements influence practice.


Essential reading for scholars and professionals working in social work and mental health, this book engages with urgent contemporary themes – from feminist care ethics and community care to self-harm and mindfulness – offering invaluable guidance for those seeking a deeper understanding of mental health social work in the global context.

Contributions by: Fan Wu, Miao Jian, Shuting Yuan, Jim Campbell, Bodil Høyer, Christos Panagiotpoulos, Jeanette Copperman, Anna Sklair, Laura Tucker, Hannah Jobling, Martin Webber, Ippokratis Efstathiou, Bill Penson, Darren Hill, Patricia Carlisle, Danielle McIlroy, Lorna Montgomery, Paul Best, Gloria Kirwan, Calvin Swords, Tali-Noy Hindi, Ayelet Gur, Cristina Tilli, Barbara Rosina, Maria Favali, Alan Maddock, Jean Wilken, Simona Karbouniaris, Svetlana Kolpakova, Vicky Soutar, Damien Taylor, Lyndon Gumbs, Yu-Ching Liu, Stefan Sjöström, Maria Garcia, Rita Cavalcante Lima, Eduardo Mourão Vasconcelos, Fabiola Leal, Gary Spolander, Dagny Adriaenssen Johannessen, Joakim Finne