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	Resilience and mental health in children and adolescents living in areas of armed conflict – a systematic review of findings in low- and middle-income countries Tol, Wietse A. , Song, Suzan, Jordans, Mark J. D. The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (2018) C1 Open external link (1128) Add to my MEDBOX Researchers focused on mental health of conflict-affected children are increasingly interested in the concept of resilience. Knowledge on resilience may assist in developing interventions aimed at improving positive outcomes or reducing negative outcomes, termed promotive or protective interventions. Tags: Mental Health, Resilience, children, Adolescents, Armed Conflict, Source: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/
	Substance Abuse Policy in Thailand: Current Challenges and Future Strategies Darika Saingam Ashdin Publishing Journal of Drig and Alcohol Research (2018) C2 View PDF(180) Download (247) Add to my MEDBOX Review Article Tags: drugs, Policy, substance abuse, substance use, Thailand, review, Source: https://www.ashdin.com/articles/substanc
	An Invisible Crisis: Exploring Mental Health needs in the Syrian and Iraqi Crises Médecins du Monde (2018) C1 View PDF(594) Download (207) Add to my MEDBOX It highlights the numerous challenges to quality service provision, along with the organisation’s response to mental health needs, and recommendations for international and regional decision-makers including: Advocating and working towards mental health policies that support adequate funding for mental health care and government support Legislation to protect the rights of people with mental disorders and vulnerable communities Advocating for multi-year funding to support the sustainability of MHPSS programs Creating capacity building opportunities consistent with the IASC guidelines and supported with continuous supervisio Tags: protection, Mental Health, Trauma, conflict, Armed Conflict, Syria, iraq, disabled people, Children, Women, advocacy, Source: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.in
	Accidential Deaths and Suicides India 2015 National Crime Records Bureau (2018) C1 View PDF(522) Download (297) Add to my MEDBOX Tags: suicide, India, report, Source: http://ncrb.gov.in/StatPublications/ADSI
	Mental Health and Integration in Asia Pacific Chee H. Ng (2018) CC View PDF(197) Download (109) Add to my MEDBOX This brief report examines the extent to which community-based treatment and integration support are provided for people living with mental illness across 15 selected Asia-Pacific economies. Some of the key findings are discussed in light of the diversity of economies and cultural contexts. BJPSYCH INTERNATIONALVOLUME 15 NUMBER 4 NOVEMBER 20 Tags: mental health, Integration, Asia Pacific, community based treatment, integration support, mental illness, Source: https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/
	Mental Healthcare Act 2017 Ministry of Law and Justice, India (2017) CC View PDF(364) Download (154) Add to my MEDBOX Tags: India, Mental Health, Source: http://www.prsindia.org/uploads/media/Me
	Child Community Mental Health Services in Asia Pacific and Singapore’s REACH Model Choon Guan Lim, Hannah Loh, Vidhya Renjan, Jason Tan and Daniel Fung Brain Sciences (2017) CC Open external link (862) Add to my MEDBOX In recent decades, there have been concerted efforts to improve mental health services for youths alongside the challenges of rising healthcare costs and increasing demand for mental health needs. One important phenomenon is the shift from traditional clinic-based care to community based mental health services to improve accessibility to services and provide patient-centred care. In this article, we discuss the child and adolescent community mental health efforts within the Asia-Pacific region. Brain Sci.2017,7, 126; doi:10.3390/brainsci710012 Tags: child psychiatry, community mental health, school-based mental health, mental health services, Asia Pacific, Singapore, Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/article
	Sociodemographic Correlates of Unipolar and Bipolar Depression in North-East India: A Cross-sectional Study Kamal Narayan Kalita, Jyoti Hazarika, Mohan Sharma, et al. (2017) CC Open external link (978) Add to my MEDBOX Indian J Psychol Med. 2017 Jan-Feb; 39(1): 46–51. doi: 10.4103/0253-7176.198949 Tags: journal article, study, bipolar, depression, India, sociodemographic characteristics, Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/article
	Situation Assessment of Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Bangladesh 2016 Valerie Karr et al. Institute for Community Inclusion at University of Massachusetts (2016) C1 View PDF(553) Download (895) Add to my MEDBOX The purpose of the situation assessment was to execute a situation analysis for Autism and Neurodevelopment Disorder (NDD) in Bangladesh. The situation assessment covers the following areas: a review of the scale and prevalence of NDD with trends of the disorder in the recent past in Bangladesh (see page 17); estimation of likely disease burden in the near future (see page 27); assessment of the social response to NDD in Bangladesh (see page 67); overview of the support and services required by persons with NDD (see page 79); an inventory of service providers working with NDD in Bangladesh (see page 85); an assessment of the adequacy of the existing services and support available for addressing NDD in country (see page 97); an overview of the role and preparedness of MOHFW and other stakeholders in addressing NDD in Bangladesh (see page 108); recommendations for monitoring, supervision and reporting mechanisms for NDD services at the national level (see page 167); and recommended key activities that should be undertaken by the Health and other relevant ministries in the short and medium term (see page 167). Tags: Bangladesh, autism, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), neurodevelopment disorder (NDD), treatment practices, Source: http://www.dghs.gov.bd/images/docs/Autis
	MENTAL HEALTH AND INTEGRATION: PROVISION FOR SUPPORTING PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS: A COMPARISON OF 15 ASIA-PACIFIC COUNTRIES The Economist Intelligence Unit Limited Jannsen (2016) C1 View PDF(168) Download (106) Add to my MEDBOX An Economist Intelligence Unit briefing paper \| The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) undertook a study aimed at assessing the degree of commitment of 15 countries within the AsiaPacific region to integrating those with mental illness into their communities. The research was commissioned and funded by Janssen Asia Pacific, a division of Johnson & Johnson Pte. Ltd. This report focuses on the results of this benchmarking study, called the Asia-Pacific Mental Health Integration Index. Drawing on lessons from the EIU’s 2014 European Mental Health Integration Index, this edition index compares the level of effort in each of the countries on indicators associated with integrating individuals suffering from mental illness into society. Data for the Index was collected between March and May 2016. The set of 18 indicators were grouped into four categories Tags: Environment, Access, mental health illness, mental health, opportunities, governance, asia, Asia Pacific, Source: https://www.janssen.com/sites/www_jansse

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