Child and adolescent mental health in sub-Saharan Africa: a perspective from clinicians and researchers [0.03%]
东非和非洲南部儿童及青少年精神健康：临床医生及研究者的观点
Jacqueline Phillips Owen,Benjamin Baig,Catherine Abbo et al.
Jacqueline Phillips Owen et al.
There is a widening mental health treatment gap for children and adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa. The region has few economic or human resources dedicated to the mental health of children and young people. The World Health Organization's ...
Ian Soosay,Rob Kydd
Ian Soosay
New Zealand has an established history of mental health legislation that sits within a framework of human rights, disability and constitutional protections. We outline a brief history of mental health legislation in New Zealand since its in...
Odille Chang
Odille Chang
Fiji's Mental Treatment Act 1940 had become outdated, in part because it concentrated on treatment within a psychiatric hospital. The Mental Health Decree 2010 covers not only in-patient treatment but also the promotion of mental health, th...
Hilda Ho
Hilda Ho
Brunei's new mental health legislation was implemented on 1 November 2014. This is a much needed and long overdue development which has required significant multi-agency consultation and commitment. This paper describes how the 2014 Mental ...
Molly O&#x;Connell,Richard Duffy,Niall Crumlish
Molly O&#x;Connell
The number of people seeking refugee status in Ireland is increasing year on year and the burden of mental illness experienced by refugees and asylum seekers is high. The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland has recommended the establishment...
Rachel Taylor-East,Alexia Rossi,Julian Caruana et al.
Rachel Taylor-East et al.
Approximately 17 000 individuals have claimed asylum in Malta over the past 10 years. Maltese law stipulates mandatory detention. Here, we review Malta's asylum procedures and detention policy, and explore the impact of detention on mental ...
The mental health needs of asylum seekers and refugees - challenges and solutions [0.03%]
论涉外寻求庇护者和难民的精神健康需求：挑战与对策
Piyal Sen
Piyal Sen
Global events like wars and natural disasters have led to the refugee population reaching numbers not seen since the Second World War. Attitudes to asylum have hardened, with the potential to compromise the mental health needs of asylum see...
New global priority for mental health - reasons for optimism and concern [0.03%]
精神卫生的新全球优先事项——乐观的理由与担忧
Nigel Crisp
Nigel Crisp
Mental health is a core part of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agreed by the United Nations General Assembly. This follows on from the World Health Organization's 2013 Global Action Programme. The World Bank is also expected to gi...