Ahmed Mohd Manshoor, John Jilly
Research Scholar, Department of Social Work, Central University of Kerala, Periye, Kerala.
Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, Central University of Kerala, Periye, Kerala.
Glob Ment Health (Camb). 2023 Nov 6;10:e81. doi: 10.1017/gmh.2023.70. eCollection 2023.
Due to the Jammu and Kashmir conflict, many teenagers are involved in disputes with the law. The conflict made generations suffer for decades. Such children made the mobs; being involved in life-threatening situations and the risk they confront develop psychiatric disorders. As a result of the various tense conditions when applied in multiple anti-social activities, aberrant children sent to correctional homes have to encounter numerous psychological disorders. The motive of the study is to explore the level of awareness, availability of services, stigma and obstacles to seeking assistance. Due to the open-ended interview questions and a small sample size of 15 respondents, this study employed a qualitative methodology - a thematic analysis was done. The findings revealed that, although the stigma is not publicly acknowledged, children who break the law and seek mental health services (MHS) are stigmatised. It was also shown that minor offenders fear that when they receive services provided by the staff of the observation home (OH), there will be a violation of their privacy and fear unforeseen repercussions. Collaborative action must proactively raise appropriate awareness to lessen the stigma linked with mental health problems, especially regarding MHS among these teenagers.
由于查谟和克什米尔冲突,许多青少年卷入法律纠纷。这场冲突让几代人遭受了数十年的苦难。这些孩子加入了暴民群体;身处危及生命的境地以及他们所面临的风险使他们患上精神疾病。由于在多种反社会活动中出现的各种紧张状况,被送往教养院的问题儿童不得不遭遇众多心理障碍。本研究的目的是探究认识水平、服务可及性、污名化以及寻求帮助的障碍。由于采用开放式访谈问题且样本量仅15名受访者,本研究采用了定性研究方法——进行了主题分析。研究结果显示,尽管污名化并未得到公开承认,但违法且寻求心理健康服务(MHS)的儿童会受到污名化。研究还表明,未成年罪犯担心在接受观察之家(OH)工作人员提供的服务时,他们的隐私会被侵犯,并害怕出现无法预见的后果。必须积极采取合作行动,提高适当的认识,以减少与心理健康问题相关的污名化,尤其是这些青少年中与心理健康服务相关的污名化。