Child and Adolescent Mental Health in Haiti

Legha, Rupinder; Solages, Martine

doi:10.1016/j.chc.2015.06.004

Cited by 8 publications

(2 citation statements)

References 39 publications

(54 reference statements)

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Although most children now enroll in primary school, only 2% complete secondary education ( Suzata, 2011 ). Thus, educated youth bear the expectation and responsibility to pursue higher education, find professional employment, and lift both themselves and their families out of poverty ( Legha & Solages, 2015 ). However, among youth from urban shantytowns, unemployment rates approach 100% ( Daumerie & Hardee, 2010 ).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“I base my life on sadness”: Apparently paradoxical sources of resilience among young Haitians

Andreassen,

Kirkengen,

Johansen

2023

Transcult Psychiatry

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Haitian expressions of resilience also hold deep knowledge of human vulnerability. This longitudinal, qualitative study with young Haitians from urban shantytowns combines ethnographic and participatory methods to explore the complexities behind such idioms. Artistic and creative products made by or with the youth facilitated interviews, focus group discussions, and workshops. Through the life stories of participants and rich ethnographic material, this study presents locally situated idioms of resilience (and distress). By including local social ecology, the idioms were framed as historically and culturally rooted, thus shaping contextual, pragmatic, and gendered coping strategies grounded in embodied experiences of vulnerability and resistance. The study adds essential insights into Haitian resilience, revealing the local logics behind seemingly paradoxical statements. By drafting a conceptual framework for further studies on idioms of resilience, the study also makes a theoretical contribution to international resilience research.

show abstract

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“I base my life on sadness”: Apparently paradoxical sources of resilience among young Haitians

Andreassen,

Kirkengen,

Johansen

2023

Transcult Psychiatry

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…There have been previous evaluations in different contexts of how building back better may have succeeded or not (10, 11). In this paper, I use the Interactive Systems Framework to conduct a systematic analysis of the apparent lack of success in building back better from a dissemination and implementation perspective (12) and make recommendations to strengthen the development of a relevant CAMH system.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Reflections on “Building Back Better” Child and Adolescent Mental Health Care in a Low-Resource Postemergency Setting: The Case of Sierra Leone

Brink

2019

Front. Psychiatry

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Over the past three decades, Sierra Leone has experienced two major humanitarian crises: an armed conflict (1991–2002) and an Ebola virus disease outbreak (2014–2015). In addition to these country-wide crises, the capital Freetown experienced a mudslide affecting thousands of people in 2017. In response to these emergencies, donors and aid organizations showed an increased interest in supporting and implementing mental health and psychosocial support interventions. Despite these efforts, the mental health infrastructure of the country remains frail. Specifically, systemic improvements in the implementation of evidence-based mental health care for children and adolescents appear to be lacking. In this article, the Interactive Systems Framework for Dissemination and Implementation is used as a tool to analyze issues related to the development of a sustainable, contextually relevant child and adolescent mental health-care delivery system. The author draws on her long-term experience as a child mental health specialist in Sierra Leone. Observations and hypotheses are tested and supplemented by formal and informal reports and national and international literature. The three systems described by the Interactive Systems Framework are explored in the context of Sierra Leone: (1) Synthesis and Translation, (2) Support, and (3) Delivery. Interaction between the three Systems is discussed as critical to the successful dissemination and implementation of interventions. Ample attention is given to contextual factors that are believed to be paramount to the development of child and adolescent mental health care in Sierra Leone. The article concludes with a reflection on the usefulness of the Interactive Systems Framework in the dissemination and implementation of child and adolescent mental health-care interventions in low-resource, postemergency settings. It is suggested that, in addition to funding and policies, the child and adolescent mental health system in Sierra Leone could benefit from the development of contextually relevant interventions, improvement of capacity-building efforts, and acknowledgment of the role of community-based practitioners in the delivery of services. Local mental health experts, especially those trained in child and adolescent mental health, should be empowered to work together with culturally competent expatriate professionals to improve child and adolescent mental health care in Sierra Leone.

show abstract

Children’s Mental Health Following the Haiti 2010 Earthquake

Blanc

Balkom

2019

Integrating Psychiatry and Primary Care

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Child and Adolescent Mental Health in Haiti

Cited by 8 publications

References 39 publications

“I base my life on sadness”: Apparently paradoxical sources of resilience among young Haitians

“I base my life on sadness”: Apparently paradoxical sources of resilience among young Haitians

Reflections on “Building Back Better” Child and Adolescent Mental Health Care in a Low-Resource Postemergency Setting: The Case of Sierra Leone

Children’s Mental Health Following the Haiti 2010 Earthquake

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About