Weaving the strands together for a stronger future: Responding to the mental health needs of Pacific children and young people.

Journal: Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists

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Affiliated Institutions:  Child and Adolescent Psychiatry International Relations (CAPIR), RANZCP, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia. National Department of Health, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Travancore, VIC, Australia. Evolve Therapeutic Services, CYMHS, Children's Health Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. Forensic CYMHS, Children's Health Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. Digital Health Emerging Minds, National Workforce Centre for Child Mental Health Australia, Hilton, SA, Australia. Emerging Minds, National Workforce Centre for Child Mental Health Australia, Hilton, SA, Australia.

Abstract summary 

The aim of this paper is to summarise the findings of a virtual workshop at the Creating Futures 2023 Conference held on October 18 with 45 participants attending from Fiji, PNG, Solomon Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Cook Islands, Australia and New Zealand. Brief presentations about future mental health needs of Pacific children & young people were followed by small group discussions. These focussed on how island nation participants could "make it real" by considering actions to promote mental health and wellbeing in their communities.A wide variety of actions and strategies were recommended, spanning the implementation of national plans, integrating culture, preventing suicide, including the voice of children and managing trauma. The small group discussions found that the range of responses to meet future needs demanded a broad public health response, significant workforce development and the promotion of mental health.

Authors & Co-authors:  Kowalenko Nicholas N Hagali Monica M Robertson Paul P Heron Craig C Douch Mandy M Katzer Juana J Rogers Ben B Awram Ruby R

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Authors :  8
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Doi : 10.1177/10398562251314313
SSN : 1440-1665
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Male,Female
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Pacific Islands;child and youth;mental health;systems approach
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England