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Children’s mental health strategies and practices in Addis Ababa Ethiopia
International Journal of Mental Health Pub Date : 2019-07-03 , DOI: 10.1080/00207411.2019.1644138
Liranso G. Selamu 1
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Abstract In recent years, children’s well-being has become a hot research topic that has been increasingly gaining attention in the field of psychiatry, social work, psychology, and public health research. The present study was meant to explore the existing children’s mental health service strategies and practices in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The data have been carefully collected through open-ended interviews and focus group discussions, by capturing the participants’ experiences. This study counted with the participation of managers of child-serving organizations, mental health workers (psychologists, psychiatric nurses, social workers, and psychiatrists), orphans, and vulnerable children, including their guardians. The findings indicated limited access to specialized treatment, inadequate skilled human resources, lack of mental health education, and depicted that the local community preferred traditional medicine and religious healing practices in order to cure mental illnesses. Children’s mental health services are at a disadvantage and the most neglected health program, needing urgent involvement of the local government, non-governmental organizations, researchers, and policymakers, amongst several other stakeholders.

中文翻译:

埃塞俄比亚亚的斯亚贝巴的儿童心理健康策略和做法

摘要近年来,儿童的幸福感已成为精神病学,社会工作,心理学和公共卫生研究领域的一个热门研究课题。本研究旨在探索埃塞俄比亚亚的斯亚贝巴现有的儿童心理健康服务策略和实践。通过不限成员名额的访谈和焦点小组讨论,通过收集参与者的经验,认真收集了这些数据。这项研究的对象包括儿童服务组织的管理人员,精神卫生工作者(心理学家,精神病护士,社会工作者和精神科医生),孤儿和弱势儿童,包括其监护人。调查结果表明,获得特殊治疗的机会有限,熟练的人力资源不足,缺乏心理健康教育,并描述了当地社区偏爱传统医学和宗教疗法,以治愈精神疾病。儿童的精神保健服务处于不利地位,也是最被忽视的保健方案,需要地方政府,非政府组织,研究人员和决策者以及其他一些利益相关者的紧急参与。
更新日期:2019-07-03
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