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ArticleCommunity mental health journal2026

Commercial-Friendly Mental Health Narratives Undermine Community Mental Health: A Call for Action.

Lisa Cosgrove, Kaila Pelton-Flavin, Shane McCarty, Alejandro Baez, Elia Abi-Jaoude, Cole Cooper, Allen Shaughnessy

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Article in Community mental health journal, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Lisa CosgroveUniversity of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, USA. lisa.cosgrove@umb.edu.
Kaila Pelton-FlavinBoston College, Boston, USA. kpeltonflavin@gmail.com.
Shane McCartyBinghamton University, Binghamton, USA. smccarty1@binghamton.edu.
Alejandro Baez, Nevada, USA.
Elia Abi-JaoudeUniversity of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Cole CooperWestern Colorado University, Gunnison, USA.
Allen ShaughnessyDepartment of Family Medicine, Cambridge Health Alliance, Malden, USA. ashaughnessy@challiance.org.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Community mental health aims to provide effective care to all people, especially those living with serious mental illness. However, commercial influences undermine the ability to provide this needed care. In this commentary, we use the commercial determinants of health (CDoH) framework to analyze dominant mental health narratives that frame the mental health crisis as an individual problem, encourage mental health screening, and support the commercialization of mental health. To counter this intra-individual approach, we offer nuanced narratives that are robust enough to facilitate effective and focused care across the continuum of care: mental health promotion and prevention, mental health treatment, and recovery-oriented solutions.

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Commercial determinantsCommunity mental healthHealth equityScreeningSocial determinants of health

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PMID42189352

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