Converging on child mental health - toward shared global action for child development


Belkin, G, Wissow, L, Lund, C, Aber, L, Bhutta, Z, Black, M, Kieling, C, McGregor, S, Rahman, A ORCID: 0000-0002-2066-4467, Servili, C et al (show 2 more authors) (2017) Converging on child mental health - toward shared global action for child development. GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH, 4. e20-.

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Abstract

We are a group of researchers and clinicians with collective experience in child survival, nutrition, cognitive and social development, and treatment of common mental conditions. We join together to welcome an expanded definition of child development to guide global approaches to child health and overall social development. We call for resolve to integrate maternal and child mental health with child health, nutrition, and development services and policies, and see this as fundamental to the health and sustainable development of societies. We suggest specific steps toward achieving this objective, with associated global organizational and resource commitments. In particular, we call for a Global Planning Summit to establish a much needed Global Alliance for Child Development and Mental Health in all Policies.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Public Health approach, systems-thinking, Mental Health, Child Mental Health, Prevention, Promotion, Social Emotional Development, Child Development, Social Determinants of health, Global Action, Governance, Task-shifting, Quality Improvement
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 12 Feb 2018 11:31
Last Modified: 19 Jan 2023 06:39
DOI: 10.1017/gmh.2017.13
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3017829
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