A Model for Sustainable Development of Child Mental Health Infrastructure in the LMIC World: Vietnam as a Case Example.
Children and adolescents are among the highest need populations in regards to mental health support, especially in low and middle income countries (LMIC). Yet resources in LMIC for prevention and treatment of mental health problems are limited, in particular for children and adolescents. In this paper, we discuss a model for development of child and adolescent mental health (CAMH) resources in LMIC that has guided a ten year initiative focused on development of CAMH treatment and research infrastructure in Vietnam. We first review the need for development of mental health resources for children and adolescents in general, and then in Vietnam. We next present the model that guided our program as it developed, focused on the twinCapacity Development Goalsof efficacy and sustainability, and theCapacity Development Targetsused to move towards these goals. Finally we discuss our CAMH development initiative in Vietnam, the center of which has been development of a graduate program in clinical psychology at Vietnam National University, linking program activities to this model.
Peabody School of Education and Human Development, Vanderbilt University.
Bahr
B
Weiss
The Rand Corporation.
Victoria Khanh
VK
Ngo
School of Education, Vietnam National University.
Hoang-Minh
HM
Dang
Peabody School of Education and Human Development, Vanderbilt University.
Amie
A
Pollack
Danang Psychiatric Hospital.
Lam T
LT
Trung
School of Education, Vietnam National University.
Cong V
CV
Tran
School of Education, Vietnam National University.
Nam T
NT
Tran
Department of Psychology, University of Western Australia.
David
D
Sang
Department of Clinical Psychology, Vietnam Institute of Psychology.
Khanh N
KN
Do
Vietnam; child and adolescent mental health; clinical psychology; global mental health; infrastructure development