title: Mental health care reforms in Latin America: child and adolescent mental health services in Mexico.
abstract: This column provides an overview of child and adolescent mental health services in Mexico, where prevalence rates of mental disorders among young people are up to twice as high as U.S. and Canadian rates. The mental health care system in Mexico is underdeveloped and underfunded, and for the approximately 40% of the population with no insurance, access to and quality of care are particularly poor. This column offers policy recommendations aimed at better meeting the needs of this vulnerable population.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Neuropsiquiatria, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía de México, Ciudad de México.
authors.forename: Mariana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Espinola-Nadurille
authors.forename: Ingrid
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vargas Huicochea
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Raviola
authors.forename: Jesus
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ramirez-Bermudez
authors.forename: Stan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kutcher
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D002648:Child; D002654:Child Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D011787:Quality of Health Care