Community Mental Health Journal

Aims & Scope

Community Mental Health Journal is devoted to the evaluation and improvement of public sector mental health services for people affected by severe mental disorders, serious emotional disturbances and/or addictions.

Coverage includes: nationally representative epidemiologic projects intervention research involving benefit and risk comparisons between service programs methodology, such as instrumentation, where particularly pertinent to public sector behavioral health evaluation or research.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.7
2024	1.80

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.126

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	83

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	3968

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1412

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• Medline

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Goal attainment scaling: A general method for evaluating comprehensive community mental health programs

  Citation: 1454

  Authors: Thomas J., Robert E.

• Moderators of Stress in Parents of Children with Autism

  Citation: 410

  Authors: Michael E., Tracy, Clint A., Stacey

• Prevalence, Psychological Responses and Associated Correlates of Depression, Anxiety and Stress in a Global Population, During the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic

  Citation: 408

  Authors: Syed Mustafa Ali, Danish, Muhammad Fazal Hussain, Mohammad Zain, Sameeha

• Depression, Anxiety and Stress Among Indians in Times of Covid-19 Lockdown

  Citation: 354

  Authors: Usama, Mohammad G., Neda H., Korsi D., Masrat, Kaveri, Drishti, Ritika

• Mental Health of Immigrants and Refugees

  Citation: 349

  Authors: Andrés J., Eugenio, JoAnne B.

• Recovery as a Psychological Construct

  Citation: 281

  Authors: Patrick W., Daniel, Fadwa, Matthew, Iheoma

• An Examination of the African American Experience of Everyday Discrimination and Symptoms of Psychological Distress

  Citation: 246

  Authors: Kira Hudson, Laura P., Michael

• Social Support and Recovery in People with Serious Mental Illnesses

  Citation: 244

  Authors: Patrick W., Sean M.

• Assessing levels of adaptive functioning: The Role Functioning Scale

  Citation: 237

  Authors: Sherryl H., Daniel R., Eileen L., Naomi

• What Recovery Means to Us: Consumers' Perspectives

  Citation: 233

  Authors: Shery, Mary Ellen

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