 Addressing barriers to mental healthcare access for adolescents living in slums: A qualitative multi-stakeholder study in Odisha, IndiaPallavi Behera, Jayashree Parida, Narendra Kakade, Sanghamitra Pati and Subhendu Kumar Acharya Children and Youth Services Review, 2023, vol. 145, issue C Abstract: The burden of mental health problems is a leading issue in India, particularly among adolescents. According to the National Mental Health survey, 2016, the prevalence of mental health problems among the age group of 13–17 years is 7.3 % and the case is the same for both genders. It has also been stated that the prevalence rate is higher among urban adolescents compared to rural ones. Adolescent mental healthcare is a neglected area in Indian society as a result it influences mental healthcare access in India. The present study, therefore, aims to provide an amalgamated overview of the adolescent mental healthcare policies and programs in India and also to find out the challenges and barriers faced by the stakeholders with respect to delivery and access to adolescent mental healthcare. Keywords: Adolescent Health; Adolescent health Policy; Mental Healthcare access; Qualitative research; Slum; Implimentation research (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:145:y:2023:i:c:s0190740923000051 DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.106810 Access Statistics for this article Children and Youth Services Review is currently edited by Duncan Lindsey More articles in Children and Youth Services Review from Elsevier |
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