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Mental health in Sierra Leone - PMC - National Center for …

(3 days ago) WEBSystematic issues facing mental health services. Sierra Leone is a low-income country with a gross domestic product (GDP) per capita of $653 and a Human Development …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8277533/

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PIH Launches Sierra Leone’s First Mental Health Helpline

(3 days ago) WEBIn November, Partners In Health (PIH) Sierra Leone, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, launched the country’s first toll-free, mental health helpline. Since its inception, more …

https://www.pih.org/article/pih-launches-sierra-leones-first-mental-health-helpline

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Sierra Leone: Government and donors must prioritize mental …

(9 days ago) WEBSierra Leone: Government and donors must prioritize mental health to address legacy of war and Ebola epidemic – new report. Survivors of traumatic …

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/05/sierra-leone-government-and-donors-must-prioritize-mental-health-to-address-legacy-of-war-and-ebola-epidemic-new-report-2/

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Strengthening mental health services in Sierra Leone: perspectives …

(6 days ago) WEBIntegrating mental health services into primary care settings is a substantial shift in how mental health is currently treated in Sierra Leone, where ‘mental illness’ is …

https://academic.oup.com/heapol/article/35/6/657/5834657

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Factors contributing to emotional distress in Sierra Leone: a socio

(7 days ago) WEBThe study is part of a larger programme of research addressing mental health and well-being in Sierra Leone (see []).The design of the component reported …

https://ijmhs.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13033-021-00474-y

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Expressions of psychological distress in Sierra Leone: implications …

(3 days ago) WEBThe majority of published research on mental health in Sierra Leone relates to the impact of emergency situations, particularly the prolonged civil conflict and the …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7443608/

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Sierra Leone’s slow progress on mental health - The …

(Just Now) WEBIn Sierra Leone, mental health problems are widely believed to be caused by witchcraft or demons. That’s why people refer to them as “noto ospitul sik” – an illness that cannot be cured in a hospital …

https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/feature/2019/11/13/Sierra-Leone-mental-health

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MoH on the right path to fighting mental health problems in …

(3 days ago) WEBThe Ministry of Health (MoH) is making significant strides in the fight against rising mental health burden in Sierra Leone with the completion of a Mental Health Bill …

https://mohs.gov.sl/moh-on-the-right-path-to-fighting-mental-health-problems-in-sierra-leone/

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Mental health in Sierra Leone - PubMed

(1 days ago) WEBSierra Leone is a West African country with a population of just over 7 million. Many Sierra Leoneans lived through the psychologically distressing events of the civil war (1991 …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34287429/

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Mental health in Sierra Leone BJPsych International Cambridge …

(2 days ago) WEBSystematic issues facing mental health services. Sierra Leone is a low-income country with a gross domestic product (GDP) per capita of $653 and a Human …

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bjpsych-international/article/mental-health-in-sierra-leone/697A92A663E076DFB2E6870EAFD7CC9E

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Expanding treatment of mental illness in rural Sierra Leone

(6 days ago) WEBWorld Health Organization (WHO) is supporting the Government of Sierra Leone through the Ministry of Health and Sanitation to replace the 1902 Lunacy Act …

https://www.afro.who.int/countries/sierra-leone/news/expanding-treatment-mental-illness-rural-sierra-leone

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Understanding perceptions of recovery from psychological

(Just Now) WEBMental health research in Sierra Leone has predominantly focused on the consequences of extreme events—particularly the civil war and the Ebola outbreak—on …

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-021-00845-3

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Strengthening Access to Mental Health Services in Sierra Leone

(7 days ago) WEBWhen the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak hit Sierra Leone in 2014, mental health (MH) services were lacking across the country despite a legacy of MH problems, many …

https://www.advancingpartners.org/resources/technical-briefs/strengthening-access-mental-health-services-sierra-leone

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Improving access to mental health services in Sierra Leone

(2 days ago) WEBMental health service delivery remains challenging in Sierra Leone and critical gaps in staffing mean thousands are unable to access the services they need. …

https://www.afro.who.int/news/improving-access-mental-health-services-sierra-leone

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Mental Health Coalition – Sierra Leone MHIN

(7 days ago) WEBThe Mental Health Coalition - Sierra Leone (MHC) was established to work towards raising the profile of mental health in Sierra Leone, to advocate for improved access to mental …

https://www.mhinnovation.net/innovations/mental-health-coalition-sierra-leone

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Child mental health in Sierra Leone: A survey and exploratory

(5 days ago) WEBAbstract. Background: This study complements the growing amount of research on the psychosocial impact of war on children in Sierra Leone by examining …

https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2016-32192-001

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(PDF) Mental health in Sierra Leone - ResearchGate

(Just Now) WEBAbstract. Sierra Leone is a West African country with a population of just over 7 million. Many Sierra Leoneans lived through the psychologically distressing …

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/334612744_Mental_health_in_Sierra_Leone

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In Sierra Leone, Shining a Light on Pediatric Mental Health

(8 days ago) WEBSince support from Partners In Health began in 2018, Kissy Mental Hospital has become Sierra Leone Psychiatric Teaching Hospital—a revolutionary change. For …

https://www.pih.org/article/sierra-leone-shining-light-pediatric-mental-health

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The burden of mental disorder in Sierra Leone: a retrospective

(3 days ago) WEBThere is only one neurologist in Sierra Leone, and MHUs may be playing an important role in reducing the treatment gap . Psychosis was the most frequently …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8033705/

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Child mental health in Sierra Leone: a survey and exploratory

(3 days ago) WEBResults. Formal mental health care services are extremely limited resulting in an estimated treatment gap of over 99.8 %. Local explanations of child mental health …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4924306/

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‘Patients were chained to walls and beds’: Freetown’s psychiatric

(6 days ago) WEB“Reforming mental health in Sierra Leone is a big undertaking, but we are up to the task,” says Labor. “Our aim is to train 10,000 mental healthcare workers in 10 …

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/jan/17/patients-chained-to-walls-and-beds-freetown-sierra-leone-psychiatric-hospital

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Sierra Leone marks a major milestone in the fight against malaria …

(8 days ago) WEBA nurse prepares the first dose of the malaria vaccine to be given to a child in Sierra Leone. It means that Sierra Leone has now joined the few Africa countries …

https://mohs.gov.sl/sierra-leone-marks-a-major-milestone-in-the-fight-against-malaria-with-vaccine-roll-out/

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Female genital mutilation and its medicalization

(Just Now) WEBThe webinar will focus on the physical and mental health impact these practices have on individuals, and communities, emphasizing the need for …

https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2024/05/09/default-calendar/female-genital-mutilation-and-its-medicalization

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