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Evolving child and adolescent mental health and development programs in Chile
(2019)
This analysis reviews the situation of child and adolescent mental health in Chile, organizational determinants,
and the initiatives and interventions implemented to enhance child development despite the country’s
inequities. ...
Socioeconomic inequalities in dental health services in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2003–2008
(BioMed Central, 2016)
Abstract
Background
Access to, and use of, dental health services in Brazil have improved since 2003. The increase of private health care plans and the implementation of ...
Peruvian Mental Health Reform: A Framework for Scaling-up Mental Health Services
(Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2017)
BACKGROUND: Mental, neurological, and substance (MNS) use disorders are a leading cause of disability worldwide; specifically in Peru, MNS affect 1 in 5 persons. However, the great majority of people suffering from these ...
Integration of a Technology-Based Mental Health Screening Program Into Routine Practices of Primary Health Care Services in Peru (The Allillanchu Project): Development and Implementation
(JMIR Publications, 2018)
BACKGROUND: Despite their high prevalence and significant burden, mental disorders such as depression remain largely underdiagnosed and undertreated. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the Allillanchu Project was to design, develop, ...
Implementation and scalability of a digital intervention to reduce depressive symptoms in people with diabetes, hypertension or both in Brazil and Peru: a qualitative study of health system's stakeholders' perspectives
(Springer, 2022)
Two randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in Brazil and Peru demonstrated the effectiveness of CONEMO, a digital intervention supported by trained nurses or nurse assistants (NAs), to reduce depressive symptoms in people ...
New guidelines on mental health in Peru
(Elsevier, 2019)
In October, 2018, the Ministry of Health of Peru approved the sectoral policy guidelines on mental health, which update those published 14 years ago. The five guidelines highlight the transitional framework of public mental ...
Assessing essential service provision for prevention and management of violence against women in a remote indigenous community in Amantaní, Peru
(BioMed Central, 2023)
Background: Women living in indigenous communities in Peru currently experience extremely high rates of intimate partner violence (IPV). Over the past 10 years, there has been a large multi-sectoral initiative to establish ...