Atlas : child and adolescent mental health resources : global concerns, implications for the future

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910816135403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Geneva, : World Health Organization, 2005
• ISBN: 1-280-26865-4; 9786610268658; 92-4-068007-1; 1-4237-4293-1; 92-4-156304-4
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 47 p. : ill. (some col.)
• Disciplina: 362.2083
• Soggetti: Child health services; Teenagers - Medical care; Mental health services
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 28).
• Nota di contenuto: Preliminaries -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Methods and limitations -- Rights of the child and adolescent -- Policy and programmes -- Information systems -- Need for services -- Service system gaps -- Integration of services -- Barriers to care -- Care providers -- Training for care -- Financing of care -- Availability and use of medication -- The future -- References.
• Sommario/riassunto: The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Atlas project, like the other ATLAS projects, is a systematic attempt to collect information from countries on existing services and resources. The themes covered include: Rights of the child and adolescent, policy and programmes, information systems, need for services, service system gaps, integration of services, barriers to care, care providers, training for care, financing of care and availability and use of medication.