Perceptions of mental health services among informal caregivers in Sardinia, Italy, during the post-pandemic crisis of the national health system: a comparative study between 2024 and 2025 (opens in new tab)

BackgroundItaly’s community-based mental health model, grounded in Law 180, has long been regarded as a global example of rights-oriented psychiatric reform. However, recent years have witnessed a crisis in the national health system, marked by chronic and progressively accumulating underfunding, workforce shortages, and organizational strain, rather than a single acute disruption. This s/tudy compares two samples of informal caregivers of individuals receiving mental health care in Sardinia ...