Family Work in the Community and CAMH Care System
Engaging with the families is of paramount importance in CAMH care settings. The families bear the burden of care due to dearth of professionals and meager resource allocation to CAMH services, particularly in the LMICs. The global mental health movement
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Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Understanding Family Work with Health Systems Perspective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “Stepped-Up Care Model” and Families as “Change Agents” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Families as “Attitude, Behavior-Change Makers” at the Community Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Integration of CAMH Services at Various Levels of Care and Role of Families . . . . . . . . . . Empowered Families as Co-therapists and Collaborators at Tertiary Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Family Work Within the Health System: A Theory of Change (ToC) Framework . . . . . . . . . . . . Family Empowerment to Address Burden of Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mitigating Impact of Migration and Climate Change Disasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cross-References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Abstract
Engaging with the families is of paramount importance in CAMH care settings. The families bear the burden of care due to dearth of professionals and meager resource allocation to CAMH services, particularly in the LMICs. The global mental health movement and the health policy advocates propose the Western model of distress and mental illness as a dominant paradigm to the neglect of the family that is deeply rooted to the society, religion, and culture. New ways of helping and evidence-based solutions could be offered by giving voice to the families through research, policy, and practice that reflects the sociocultural milieu in which children and families live. Improved knowledge and understanding of child rearing practices and belief systems of families across diverse ethnic
B. Jegannathan (*) The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (Caritas-CCAMH), Takhmau, Cambodia e-mail: [email protected] © Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020 E. Taylor et al. (eds.), Mental Health and Illness of Children and Adolescents, Mental Health and Illness Worldwide, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2348-4_39
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communities, faiths, traditions, and cultural beliefs will enrich the field of child and adolescent mental health. Keywords
Empowering · Prevention · Integration · Resource allocation · Displaced p
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