Child Community Mental Health Services in Asia Pacific and Singapore’s REACH Model
In recent decades, there have been concerted efforts to improve mental health services for youths alongside the challenges of rising healthcare costs and increasing demand for mental health needs. One important phenomenon is the shift from traditional clinic-based care to community-based mental heal...
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doaj-ef121311257e414aac6446abb63493012020-11-24T20:48:26ZengMDPI AGBrain Sciences2076-34252017-10-0171012610.3390/brainsci7100126brainsci7100126Child Community Mental Health Services in Asia Pacific and Singapore’s REACH ModelChoon Guan Lim0Hannah Loh1Vidhya Renjan2Jason Tan3Daniel Fung4Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore 539747, SingaporeDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore 539747, SingaporeDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore 539747, SingaporeDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore 539747, SingaporeDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore 539747, SingaporeIn recent decades, there have been concerted efforts to improve mental health services for youths alongside the challenges of rising healthcare costs and increasing demand for mental health needs. One important phenomenon is the shift from traditional clinic-based care to community-based mental health services to improve accessibility to services and provide patient-centred care. In this article, we discuss the child and adolescent community mental health efforts within the Asia-Pacific region. We also discuss Singapore’s community and school-based mental health service, known as the Response, Early Intervention and Assessment in Community Mental Health (REACH). This article discusses how REACH has evolved over the years in response to the changing needs of youths in Singapore. Finally, we discuss the current challenges and future directions for youth mental health care.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/7/10/126child psychiatrycommunity mental healthschool-based mental healthmental health service |
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Child Community Mental Health Services in Asia Pacific and Singapore’s REACH Model |
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Child Community Mental Health Services in Asia Pacific and Singapore’s REACH Model |
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Child Community Mental Health Services in Asia Pacific and Singapore’s REACH Model |
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Child Community Mental Health Services in Asia Pacific and Singapore’s REACH Model |
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Child Community Mental Health Services in Asia Pacific and Singapore’s REACH Model |
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child community mental health services in asia pacific and singapore’s reach model |
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In recent decades, there have been concerted efforts to improve mental health services for youths alongside the challenges of rising healthcare costs and increasing demand for mental health needs. One important phenomenon is the shift from traditional clinic-based care to community-based mental health services to improve accessibility to services and provide patient-centred care. In this article, we discuss the child and adolescent community mental health efforts within the Asia-Pacific region. We also discuss Singapore’s community and school-based mental health service, known as the Response, Early Intervention and Assessment in Community Mental Health (REACH). This article discusses how REACH has evolved over the years in response to the changing needs of youths in Singapore. Finally, we discuss the current challenges and future directions for youth mental health care. |
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child psychiatry community mental health school-based mental health mental health service |
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