Stakeholder Perspectives on Children's Mental Health Needs and Supports in Six Low- and Middle-Income Countries

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (6) ◽  
pp. 457-469 ◽  
Author(s):  
Panos Vostanis ◽  
John Maltby ◽  
Charlie Duncan ◽  
Michelle O'Reilly
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Children’S Mental Health ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Children's Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Needs ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Stakeholder Perspectives ◽  
Low And Middle Income

scholarly journals Meeting the mental health needs of low- and middle-income countries: the start of a long journey

BJPsych Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Steve Kisely ◽  
Dan Siskind
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Mental Health Systems ◽  
Mental Health Needs ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Health Worker Retention ◽  
Improve Health ◽  
Low And Middle Income

Summary Mental health is increasingly recognised as an important component of global health. In recognition of this fact, the European Union funded the Emerald programme (Emerging Mental Health Systems in Low- and Middle-Income Countries). The aims were to improve mental health in the following six low- and middle-income countries (LMICs): Ethiopia, India, Nepal, Nigeria, South Africa and Uganda. The Emerald programme offers valuable insights into addressing the mental health needs of LMICs. It provides a framework and practical tools. However, it will be important to evaluate longer-term effects including improvements in mental health outcomes, as well as the applicability to LMICs beyond existing participant countries. Importantly, this must be coupled with efforts to improve health worker retention in LMICs.

scholarly journals Addressing the mental health needs of a rapidly growing megacity: the new Lagos Mental Health Initiative

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-22
Author(s):  
Olufemi Oluwatayo ◽  
Olufemi Olugbile ◽  
Ayodele Coker
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Policy ◽  
State Government ◽  
Mental Health Policy ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Mental Health Needs ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Health Initiative ◽  
Lagos State

The Lagos State Government of Nigeria recently launched its Mental Health Policy and Work Plan aimed at addressing the mental health needs of Lagos, one of the world's fastest-growing megacities, and its nearby communities. This paper discusses the contextual basis of this initiative, its components and the challenges faced so far. It argues that urban centres deserve attention in the current push towards investing in mental health services in low- and middle-income countries.

Reflections on working psychotherapeutically in schools

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Time Frame ◽  
Children’S Mental Health ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Children's Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Needs

One of the greatest challenges in my experience of working psychotherapeutically in schools has been in trying to balance the increasing complexity of children’s mental health needs with the reduction in funding and therefore time frame in which to work.

Children and disasters: A framework for mental health assessment

2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 349 ◽  
Author(s):  
Betty Pfefferbaum, MD, JD ◽  
Anne K. Jacobs, PhD ◽  
J. Brian Houston, PhD
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
Disaster Planning ◽  
Children’S Mental Health ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Children's Mental Health ◽  
Disaster Mental Health ◽  
Family Needs ◽  
Mental Health Needs ◽  
Mental Health Assessment

Background: Providers serving children’s mental health needs face the complexities of tailoring assessments based on developmental stages, family characteristics, school involvement, and cultural and economic factors.This task is even more challenging in the face of a disaster, terrorist incident, or other mass trauma event. Traditional mental health knowledge and skills may not be sufficient to meet children’s needs in these chaotic situations. Unfortunately, disaster planning and response often overlook or only briefly address the unique mental health needs of children. While there is general agreement that children have specific vulnerabilities, few comprehensive plans exist for identifying and addressing children’s mental health needs predisaster and postdisaster.Objectives/methods: Based on a review of the literature, the objectives of this article are to provide an overview of the central tenets of assessment with children throughout the course of a disaster and to propose a framework for disaster mental health assessment that can be used by a variety of providers in community disaster planning and response.Results: Disaster-related assessments are described including surveillance, psychological triage, needs assessment, screening, clinical evaluation, and program evaluation. This article also identifies easily accessible resources for responders and providers who desire to become more familiar with child disaster mental health assessment concepts.Conclusions: The framework described here provides an overview for understanding how assessment can be conducted to identify child and family needs and to inform the delivery of services following a disaster.

scholarly journals Child and adolescent mental health services in Pakistan: current situation, future directions and possible solutions

2008 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 86-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Faria Khan ◽  
R. K. Shehzad ◽  
Haroon R. Chaudhry
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Policy ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
World Health ◽  
Mental Health Needs ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
The World ◽  
Initial Survey

Worldwide, mental disorders are on the increase (Gadit, 2007) and an estimated 10-20% of children have one or more mental or behavioural problems (Park, 2002). There is an urgent and serious need to pay attention to the mental health needs of children in low- and middle-income countries (Rahman et al, 2000). The initial survey for the World Health Organization's Atlas project (Sherer, 2002) showed that 41% of countries surveyed had no mental health policy and 28% had no separate budget for mental health.

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