Abstract
There is a high global burden of mental health disorders that is widely acknowledged, and the increasing demand on services coupled with insufficient funds and capacity in existing services calls for a more joined-up approach to better support children and young people (CYP). This chapter provides an overview of a suggested public health response to address the increasing burden of mental health disorders globally.
The chapter “Rural Versus Urbanized Communities and First World Versus Developing World” provides information about developing services in Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) and the challenges that arise. This chapter considers key approaches and strategies that can be adopted to assure the global need for child and adolescent mental health services is met and key considerations in planning services and determining the most appropriate response.
There has been global recognition of the importance of mental health and well-being in the last decade. The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly Goal 3, relate to overall health and well-being for all at all ages (Saxena et al., 2015). The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) MH Action Plan (Saxena et al., 2015) was a milestone for mental health, putting international focus on a long-known but previously neglected problem. It aims to (1) strengthen effective leadership and governance for mental health; (2) provide comprehensive, integrated, and responsive mental health and social care services in community-based settings; (3) implement strategies for promotion and prevention in mental health; and (4) strengthen information systems, evidence, and research for mental health (WHO, Draft comprehensive mental health action plan 2013–2020.Pdf, pp 1–27, 2013). Through an increased focus on whole population mental health promotion, mental disorder prevention, and early intervention, the future cost and impact can be reduced (Campion, Public mental health: evidence, practice and commissioning. Royal Society for Public Health, May 2019).
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Cortina, M.A. (2020). A Public Health Response to Mental Health. 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_53-1
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