Child Behavioral Health in Sub-Saharan Africa: Towards Evidence Generation and Policy Development

This book highlights the emerging research and policy development efforts to address child and adolescent behavioral health in Sub-Saharan Africa, where mental health policy is at an early stage and in need of context-specific attention to its successes and shortcomings.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 342 pages
Publication date: 24 November 2022
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Sub-Saharan Africa faces significant challenges in addressing child and adolescent behavioral health, with mental health policy still in its early stages and in need of context-specific attention to its successes and shortcomings. To address this issue, a diverse range of researchers with expertise on relevant policy in both the region as a whole and country-specific contexts, including Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, and Uganda, have outlined theoretically informed, culturally appropriate, evidence-based, and youth- and family-focused service models.

This book, the first of its kind with an exclusive focus on the understudied region of Sub-Saharan Africa, provides an overview of the current state of child and adolescent behavioral health in the region. It evaluates empirical work on risk and protective factors influencing behavioral outcomes and highlights emerging intervention research and dialogue on what works to improve child and adolescent behavioral health. The book offers insight and strategies on how to advance child and adolescent behavioral health in policy, research, and practice.

Child Behavioral Health in Sub-Saharan Africa: Towards Evidence Generation and Policy Development is a unique reference that offers guidance for current and future policy-makers, researchers, practitioners, and students as they seek to invest and engage in the healthy development of a future generation. The book emphasizes the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration and the need to address the social, economic, and cultural factors that contribute to behavioral health outcomes in the region. It also highlights the importance of using evidence-based approaches to inform policy and practice and the need to prioritize the well-being of children and adolescents.

In conclusion, Child Behavioral Health in Sub-Saharan Africa: Towards Evidence Generation and Policy Development is a valuable resource for anyone interested in improving child and adolescent behavioral health in the region. By providing an overview of the current state of the field, evaluating empirical work, and offering insight and strategies for policy and practice, the book contributes to the development of a more comprehensive and effective response to the challenges facing children and adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Weight: 551g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030837099
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022