Innovative Ways to Promote Children's Mental Health: Developing Accessible and Sustainable School Mental Health Services in Pakistan
Innovative Ways to Promote Children's Mental Health: Developing Accessible and Sustainable School Mental Health Services in Pakistan
Nazish Imran
ABSTRACT
According to World Health Organization (WHO), approximately 10-15% of children and adolescents worldwide suffer from mental health problems.(1) The WHO also highlights that “Lack of attention to mental health of children & adolescents may lead to mental disorders with lifelong consequences, undermines compliance with health regimens and reduces the capacity of societies to be safe and productive”.(2) More than half of all mental disorders have an onset in childhood and adolescence with suicide being the third leading cause of death among adolescents.(1), (3) Child & adolescent mental health thus needs to be considered & emphasized as an integral component of overall health & growth of young population. Youth with positive mental health have positive self-efficacy beliefs, are productive and able to tackle developmental challenges adequately.(4) On the other hand, poor mental health in young age is associated with school failure, delinquency, social and peer problems, substance misuse alongside adverse outcomes in adulthood.
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March 2018
Vol. 24, Iss. 1, Pages 1-153
