Proactive detection of people in need of mental healthcare: accuracy of the community case detection tool among children, adolescents and families in Sri Lanka.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Most children and adolescents in need of mental healthcare remain untreated even when services are available. This study evaluates the accuracy of a new tool, the Community Case Detection Tool (CCDT). The CCDT uses illustrated vignettes, two questions and a simple decision algorithm to support proactive community-level detection of children, adolescents and families in need of mental healthcare to improve help-seeking.

Methods

Trusted and respected community members in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka used the CCDT in their daily routine. Children and families detected as potentially in need of mental healthcare based on utilizing the CCDT (N = 157, aged 6-18 years) were invited for a clinical interview by a mental health counsellor using the Mini-International N

SUBMITTER: van den Broek M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8501662 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature