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Family Work in the Community and CAMH Care System

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Engaging with the families is of paramount importance in CAMH care settings. The families bear the burden of care due to dearth of professionals and meager resource allocation to CAMH services, particularly in the LMICs. The global mental health movement and the health policy advocates propose the Western model of distress and mental illness as a dominant paradigm to the neglect of the family that is deeply rooted to the society, religion, and culture. New ways of helping and evidence-based solutions could be offered by giving voice to the families through research, policy, and practice that reflects the sociocultural milieu in which children and families live. Improved knowledge and understanding of child rearing practices and belief systems of families across diverse ethnic communities, faiths, traditions, and cultural beliefs will enrich the field of child and adolescent mental health.

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  1. The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (Caritas-CCAMH), Caritas-CCAMH, Takhmau, Cambodia

    Bhoomikumar Jegannathan

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  1. King’s College London, London, UK

    Eric Taylor

  2. Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    F. C. Verhulst

  3. National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore

    John Wong

  4. Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan

    Keiko Yoshida

  5. King's College London, London, UK

    Anula Nikapota

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  1. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, UK

    Eric Taylor

  2. Department of Psychological Medicine, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore

    John CM Wong

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Jegannathan, B. (2020). Family Work in the Community and CAMH Care System. In: Taylor, E., Verhulst, F., Wong, J., Yoshida, K., Nikapota, A. (eds) Mental Health and Illness of Children and Adolescents. Mental Health and Illness Worldwide. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0753-8_39-1

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