Abstract
Background
There is consensus among scholars that access to, and utilization of mental health services by young people in Low-and-Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) is fraught with many challenges. A disruption in the continuum of mental health care services because of factors such as the COVID-19 pandemic further compounds the problem. This scenario results in many young people facing the risk of falling through the cracks and consequently experiencing a poor recovery trajectory due to the meager public, private, and community mental health services at their disposal. This infers that the family bears the brunt of providing care in the home with limited support. As a result, many adolescents with mental health problems are detached from essential mental health services and unserved, thereby denying them the right to proper recovery.
Methodology
An exploratory qualitative research design was used to document perspectives of adolescent mental health care professionals, using semi-structured in-depth interviews.
Results/Expected Outcomes
The focus on the mental health of young people during the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of healthcare professionals in a low-and-middle-income country context will aid in the development of policies and strategies to mitigate the effects of disrupted services.
There is consensus among scholars that access to, and utilization of mental health services by young people in Low-and-Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) is fraught with many challenges. A disruption in the continuum of mental health care services because of factors such as the COVID-19 pandemic further compounds the problem. This scenario results in many young people facing the risk of falling through the cracks and consequently experiencing a poor recovery trajectory due to the meager public, private, and community mental health services at their disposal. This infers that the family bears the brunt of providing care in the home with limited support. As a result, many adolescents with mental health problems are detached from essential mental health services and unserved, thereby denying them the right to proper recovery.
Methodology
An exploratory qualitative research design was used to document perspectives of adolescent mental health care professionals, using semi-structured in-depth interviews.
Results/Expected Outcomes
The focus on the mental health of young people during the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of healthcare professionals in a low-and-middle-income country context will aid in the development of policies and strategies to mitigate the effects of disrupted services.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 2 Apr 2022 |
| Event | Postgraduate Conference on Interdisciplinary Learning : Rethinking Postgraduate Studies in Post-Pandemic Societies - Lingnan University, Hong Kong Duration: 1 Apr 2022 → 2 Apr 2022 https://www.ln.edu.hk/sgs/_content/media/pgdcon2022/pgdcon21_progbook.pdf |
Conference
| Conference | Postgraduate Conference on Interdisciplinary Learning : Rethinking Postgraduate Studies in Post-Pandemic Societies |
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| Country/Territory | Hong Kong |
| Period | 1/04/22 → 2/04/22 |
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