Weiss Bahr, Ngo Victoria Khanh, Dang Hoang-Minh, Pollack Amie, Trung Lam T, Tran Cong V, Tran Nam T, Sang David, Do Khanh N
Peabody School of Education and Human Development, Vanderbilt University.
The Rand Corporation.
Int Perspect Psychol. 2012 Jan;1(1):63-77. doi: 10.1037/a0027316.
Children and adolescents are among the highest need populations in regards to mental health support, especially in low and middle income countries (LMIC). Yet resources in LMIC for prevention and treatment of mental health problems are limited, in particular for children and adolescents. In this paper, we discuss a model for development of child and adolescent mental health (CAMH) resources in LMIC that has guided a ten year initiative focused on development of CAMH treatment and research infrastructure in Vietnam. We first review the need for development of mental health resources for children and adolescents in general, and then in Vietnam. We next present the model that guided our program as it developed, focused on the twin of efficacy and sustainability, and the used to move towards these goals. Finally we discuss our CAMH development initiative in Vietnam, the center of which has been development of a graduate program in clinical psychology at Vietnam National University, linking program activities to this model.
儿童和青少年是心理健康支持需求最高的人群之一,尤其是在低收入和中等收入国家(LMIC)。然而,低收入和中等收入国家用于预防和治疗心理健康问题的资源有限,特别是针对儿童和青少年的资源。在本文中,我们讨论了一种在低收入和中等收入国家开发儿童和青少年心理健康(CAMH)资源的模式,该模式指导了一项为期十年的倡议,重点是在越南发展儿童和青少年心理健康治疗与研究基础设施。我们首先回顾了一般情况下,特别是越南对儿童和青少年心理健康资源开发的需求。接下来,我们介绍了在项目发展过程中指导我们的模式,该模式侧重于疗效和可持续性这两个方面,以及为实现这些目标所采用的方法。最后,我们讨论了我们在越南的儿童和青少年心理健康发展倡议,其核心是在越南国立大学开展临床心理学研究生项目,并将项目活动与该模式相联系。