Public-academic partnerships: Improving human resource provision for mental health in Somaliland.

Journal: Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.)

Volume: 61

Issue: 3

Year of Publication: 2010

Affiliated Institutions:  Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, De Crespigny Park, London, United Kingdom, SE AF. rebecca_syed@hotmail.com

Abstract summary 

Links between health institutions in countries with high incomes and those with incomes in the low-middle range are becoming more common, and benefits from these links are increasingly recognized. One such link is between Kings College Hospital and THET (Tropical Health and Education Trust) and their partners in Somaliland. The mental health part of the link consists of public service providers, educational institutions, and local nongovernmental organizations in Somaliland with mental health volunteers from the United Kingdom, led by the Institute of Psychiatry. The authors describe how careful planning has permitted the collaboration to evolve to allow mental health services to become embedded into activities that strengthen the Somaliland health sector.

Authors & Co-authors:  Syed Sheriff Rebecca J RJ Baraco Abdirazak F H AF Nour Abdirahman A Warsame Abdirisak M AM Peachey Karen K Haibe Farhan F Jenkins Rachel R

Study Outcome 

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Citations : 
Authors :  7
Identifiers
Doi : 10.1176/ps.2010.61.3.225
SSN : 1557-9700
Study Population
Male,Female
Mesh Terms
Cooperative Behavior
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Study Design
Study Approach
Country of Study
Mali
Publication Country
United States