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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 Index …

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

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Expanding treatment of mental illness in rural Sierra Leone

(6 days ago) WebThe 34-year-old, who lives in Kabala, northern Sierra Leone, with her mother and two children, has had to endure conditions almost worse than the disease. Ministry of Health and Sanitation to replace the 1902 …

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

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Factors contributing to emotional distress in Sierra Leone: …

(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 here …

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

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Strengthening mental health services in Sierra Leone: …

(6 days ago) WebAs one mental healthcare provider explained, ‘Honestly, mental health issues in Sierra Leone [and] other African countries are not priorities. That’s obvious. …. Maybe …

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

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Sierra Leone: Government and donors must prioritize …

(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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Expressions of psychological distress in Sierra Leone: …

(3 days ago) WebConclusions. Analysis supports calls to view mental health problems as a ‘continuum of distress’ rather than as discrete categories. This framing is coherent with …

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

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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. Steps are now being taken to increase psychosocial …

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

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Mental health in Sierra Leone BJPsych International

(2 days ago) WebMental health in Sierra Leone - Volume 17 Issue 1. Systematic issues facing mental health services. Sierra Leone is a low-income country with a gross …

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

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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 due, …

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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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 …

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

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Strengthening Access to Mental Health Services in Sierra Leone

(1 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 of …

https://www.advancingpartners.org/sites/default/files/technical-briefs/apc_technical_brief_sierra_leone_mental_health.pdf

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From Lunacy to Mental Health: Prioritizing mental health in Sierra …

(6 days ago) WebFor women in Sierra Leone, hunger and mental health concerns are interlinked. This contributes to Sierra Leone having one of the highest rates of teenage …

https://www.actionagainsthunger.org/story/from-lunacy-to-mental-health-prioritizing-mental-health-in-sierra-leone-2/

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Strengthening Access to Mental Health Services in Sierra Leone

(2 days ago) Webwhat was seen during Sierra Leone’s post-conflict period. It is estimated that more than 700,000 people are affected by severe mental health problems in Sierra Leone . 1. From …

https://www.advancingpartners.org/sites/default/files/sites/default/files/resources/sierraleone_mh_brief-web.pdf

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(PDF) Mental health in Sierra Leone - ResearchGate

(Just Now) WebThe authors worked during a two-year period (2010 – 2012), supporting a community mental health capacity building project in northern Sierra Leone that was …

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

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The burden of mental disorder in Sierra Leone: a retrospective

(3 days ago) WebIssues with routine collection of health data in Sierra Leone are certainly not limited to mental health [31, 32]. M&E systems in sub-Saharan Africa are challenged by …

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

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Factors contributing to emotional distress in Sierra Leone: a socio

(3 days ago) WebThe inter-related effects of gender expectations and norms in Sierra Leone have a clear connection to mental health issues, and any public health strategy must …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8193165/

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From lunacy to mental health: Prioritizing mental health in Sierra …

(7 days ago) WebSierra Leone’s president, Julius Maada Bio, recently announced the creation of a national mental health task force. What may be routine in other countries is big news …

https://www.developmentaid.org/news-stream/post/166540/prioritizing-mental-health-in-sierra-leone

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Mental health problems among children in Sierra Leone: Assessing

(1 days ago) WebThe manifestations of these distress concepts are described in detail and contextualized according to Sierra Leone's history of war and current backdrop of poverty and …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32316867/

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Insights from Sierra Leone Mapping youth mental health …

(5 days ago) WebThe prevalence of depression among the general population is between 10% and 25%. Among former child soldiers, the prevalence is 48% and about 47% of Ebola survivors …

https://aphrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Being-brief_EN-1.pdf

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