title: Developing child mental health services in developing countries.
abstract: There is an urgent need to pay attention to the mental health of children in developing countries. Professionals confronted with this task face a number of challenges. Services have to be planned in a rational way, keeping in mind the needs of local populations. These needs will often exceed the available resources, and it will be necessary to set priorities. Feasible and cost-effective models of service delivery then have to be developed to meet these needs. This annotation provides a framework within which mental health needs of children can be assessed, priorities established, and services organised. This is illustrated with examples of relevant activities undertaken in low-income developing countries over the last two decades.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child Psychiatry, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, UK. asrahman@cwcom.net
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mubbashar
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Harrington
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gater
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003906:Developing Countries / Q000191:economics; D006292:Health Priorities / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D017146:Models, Organizational; D020380:Needs Assessment; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011634:Public Health / Q000191:economics*; D012041:Regional Medical Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012574:Schools / Q000458:organization & administration