Child and Adolescent Mental Health in Haiti : Developing Long-Term Mental Health Services After the 2010 Earthquake - 07/09/15
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This article presents an overview of child and adolescent mental health in Haiti, emphasizing the role of structural violence and the factors shaping child protection. The 2010 Haiti earthquake is discussed as an acute on chronic event that highlighted the lack of pre-existing formal biomedical mental health services and worsened the impact of structural violence. Considerations for long-term, sustainable, culturally relevant child and adolescent mental health care in Haiti are also provided.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Haiti, Earthquake, Child mental health, Structural violence, Child protection
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Funding Source: American Psychiatric Association, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration- Grant number, SM-11-005 (Dr R.K. Legha); None (Dr M. Solages). |
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Conflict of Interest: None. |
Vol 24 - N° 4
P. 731-749 - octobre 2015 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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