Mental health and psychosocial support for children in areas of armed conflict: Call for a systems approach

TY - JOUR

T1 - Mental health and psychosocial support for children in areas of armed conflict

T2 - Call for a systems approach

AU - Jordans, M. J.D.

AU - Tol, W. A.

PY - 2015/8/1

Y1 - 2015/8/1

N2 - This paper focuses on the question of whether separate attention to children who have faced specific conflict-related events is justified, or whether the scarce resources for mental health should be spent on the development of services for children more broadly in low-and middle-income countries (where most contemporary armed conflicts are taking place). It is argued that a systems approach to mental health and psychosocial support for children is warranted.

AB - This paper focuses on the question of whether separate attention to children who have faced specific conflict-related events is justified, or whether the scarce resources for mental health should be spent on the development of services for children more broadly in low-and middle-income countries (where most contemporary armed conflicts are taking place). It is argued that a systems approach to mental health and psychosocial support for children is warranted.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85080525014&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1192/S2056474000000490

DO - 10.1192/S2056474000000490

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:85080525014

SN - 2056-4740

VL - 12

SP - 72

EP - 75

JO - BJPsych International

JF - BJPsych International

IS - 3

ER -