Understanding priorities and needs for child and adolescent mental health in Greece from multiple informants: an open resource dataset.

ABSTRACT: The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Initiative (CAMHI) aims to enhance mental health care capacity for children and adolescents across Greece. Considering the need for evidence-based policy, the program developed an open-resource dataset for researching the field within the country. A comprehensive, mixed-method, community-based research was conducted in 2022/2023 assessing the current state, needs, barriers, and opportunities according to multiple viewpoints. We surveyed geographically distributed samples of 1,756 caregivers, 1,201 children/adolescents, 404 schoolteachers, and 475 health professionals using validated instruments to assess mental health symptoms, mental health needs, literacy and stigma, service use and access, professional practices, training background, and training n

SUBMITTER: Koumoula A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11564210 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature