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Mental health in Sierra Leone - PMC - National Center for …

(3 days ago) WEBSystematic issues facing mental health services. Sierra Leone is a low-income country with a gross domestic product (GDP) per capita of $653 and a Human Development …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8277533/

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Factors contributing to emotional distress in Sierra Leone: …

(7 days ago) WEBThe study is part of a larger programme of research addressing mental health and well-being in Sierra Leone (see []).The design of the component reported …

https://ijmhs.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13033-021-00474-y

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Expanding treatment of mental illness in rural Sierra Leone

(6 days ago) WEBWorld Health Organization (WHO) is supporting the Government of Sierra Leone through the Ministry of Health and Sanitation to replace the 1902 Lunacy Act with a Mental Health Act that addresses contemporary …

https://www.afro.who.int/countries/sierra-leone/news/expanding-treatment-mental-illness-rural-sierra-leone

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Sierra Leone’s slow progress on mental health - The New …

(Just Now) WEBIn Sierra Leone, mental health problems are widely believed to be caused by witchcraft or demons. That’s why people refer to them as “noto ospitul sik” – an illness that cannot be cured in a hospital …

https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/feature/2019/11/13/Sierra-Leone-mental-health

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Sierra Leone: Government and donors must prioritize …

(9 days ago) WEBSierra Leone: Government and donors must prioritize mental health to address legacy of war and Ebola epidemic – new report. Survivors of traumatic …

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/05/sierra-leone-government-and-donors-must-prioritize-mental-health-to-address-legacy-of-war-and-ebola-epidemic-new-report-2/

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Strengthening mental health services in Sierra Leone: …

(6 days ago) WEBAs one mental healthcare provider explained, ‘Honestly, mental health issues in Sierra Leone [and] other African countries are not priorities. That’s obvious. …

https://academic.oup.com/heapol/article/35/6/657/5834657

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Improving access to mental health services in Sierra Leone

(2 days ago) WEBMental health service delivery remains challenging in Sierra Leone and critical gaps in staffing mean thousands are unable to access the services they need. Steps are now being taken to increase …

https://www.afro.who.int/news/improving-access-mental-health-services-sierra-leone

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Expressions of psychological distress in Sierra Leone: …

(3 days ago) WEBConclusions. Analysis supports calls to view mental health problems as a ‘continuum of distress’ rather than as discrete categories. This framing is coherent with …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7443608/

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Strengthening Access to Mental Health Services in Sierra Leone

(1 days ago) WEBWhen the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak hit Sierra Leone in 2014, mental health (MH) services were lacking across the country despite a legacy of MH problems, many …

https://www.advancingpartners.org/sites/default/files/technical-briefs/apc_technical_brief_sierra_leone_mental_health.pdf

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Understanding perceptions of recovery from psychological

(Just Now) WEBAs previously discussed, people with mental health problems in Sierra Leone are highly stigmatized, Harris D et al. (2020) Mental health in Sierra Leone. …

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-021-00845-3

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Mental health in Sierra Leone BJPsych International Cambridge …

(2 days ago) WEBSystematic issues facing mental health services. Sierra Leone is a low-income country with a gross domestic product (GDP) per capita of $653 and a Human …

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bjpsych-international/article/mental-health-in-sierra-leone/697A92A663E076DFB2E6870EAFD7CC9E

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PIH Launches Sierra Leone’s First Mental Health Helpline

(3 days ago) WEBIn November, Partners In Health (PIH) Sierra Leone, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, launched the country’s first toll-free, mental …

https://www.pih.org/article/pih-launches-sierra-leones-first-mental-health-helpline

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Strengthening Access to Mental Health Services in Sierra Leone

(2 days ago) WEBwhat was seen during Sierra Leone’s post-conflict period. It is estimated that more than 700,000 people are affected by severe mental health problems in Sierra Leone . 1. …

https://www.advancingpartners.org/sites/default/files/sites/default/files/resources/sierraleone_mh_brief-web.pdf

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MoH on the right path to fighting mental health problems in …

(3 days ago) WEBThe Ministry of Health (MoH) is making significant strides in the fight against rising mental health burden in Sierra Leone with the completion of a Mental Health Bill …

https://mohs.gov.sl/moh-on-the-right-path-to-fighting-mental-health-problems-in-sierra-leone/

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The burden of mental disorder in Sierra Leone: a retrospective

(3 days ago) WEBIssues with routine collection of health data in Sierra Leone are certainly not limited to mental health [31, 32]. M&E systems in sub-Saharan Africa are challenged by …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8033705/

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Sierra Leone Launches Mental Health Policy and Strategic Plan

(1 days ago) WEBSierra Leone launched its National Mental Health Policy and Strategic Plan at the commemoration of World Mental Health Day on 10 October 2012. The …

https://www.afro.who.int/news/sierra-leone-launches-mental-health-policy-and-strategic-plan

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Mental health problems among children in Sierra Leone: …

(1 days ago) WEBDespite high rates of mental distress reported among children in Sierra Leone (Behrendt, 2008), only 0.2% receive biomedical services (Yoder et al., 2016). While low utilization …

https://www.bc.edu/content/dam/bc1/schools/sw/rpca/Thulin%20(2020)%20Mental%20health%20problems%20among%20children%20in%20sierra%20leone_%20assessing%20cultural%20concepts%20of%20distress.pdf

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Child mental health in Sierra Leone: a survey and exploratory

(3 days ago) WEBResults. Formal mental health care services are extremely limited resulting in an estimated treatment gap of over 99.8 %. Local explanations of child mental health …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4924306/

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Mental health problems among children in Sierra Leone: Assessing

(1 days ago) WEBMental health problems among children in Sierra Leone: Assessing cultural concepts of distress Transcult Psychiatry. 2020 Apr 21;1363461520916695. doi: 10.1177 and …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32316867/

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Strengthening Access to Mental Health Services in Sierra Leone

(7 days ago) WEBWhen the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak hit Sierra Leone in 2014, mental health (MH) services were lacking across the country despite a legacy of MH problems, many …

https://www.advancingpartners.org/resources/technical-briefs/strengthening-access-mental-health-services-sierra-leone

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