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1 1 Mental Health policy and Service Guidance Package World Health organization , 2005 Children are our future. Through well-conceived policy and planning,governments can promote the mentalhealth of children, for the benefit ofthe Child , the family, the communityand society. Child AND ADOLESCENT MENTALHEALTH POLICIES AND PLANSM ental Health policy and Service Guidance Package World Health organization , 2005 Child AND ADOLESCENT MENTALHEALTH POLICIES AND PLANSii World Health organization 2005 All rights reserved. Publications of the World Health organization can be obtained from Marketing andDissemination, World Health organization , 20 Avenue Appia, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland (tel: +41 22791 2476; fax: +41 22 791 4857; email: Requests for permission to reproduce ortranslate WHO publications whether for sale or for noncommercial distribution should be addressedto Marketing and Dissemination, at the above address (fax: +41 22 791 4806.))

2 The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply theexpression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the World Health organization concerning the legalstatus of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of itsfrontiers or boundaries. Dotted lines on maps represent approximate border lines for which there maynot yet be full mention of specific companies or of certain manufacturers products does not imply that they areendorsed or recommended by the World Health organization in preference to others of a similar naturethat are not mentioned. Errors and omissions excepted, the names of proprietary products aredistinguished by initial capital World Health organization does not warrant that the information contained in this publication iscomplete and correct and shall not be liable for any damages incurred as a result of its in SingaporeWHO Library Cataloguing-in-Publication DataMental Health policy and Service Guidance Package : Child and Adolescent Mental Health Policies and Health services - legislation Health services - justice planning guidelines Health 92 4 154657 3(NLM classification: WM 34)Information concerning this publication can be obtained from.

3 Dr Michelle FunkMental Health policy and Service Development TeamDepartment of Mental Health and Substance AbuseNoncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health ClusterWorld Health OrganizationCH-1211, Geneva 27 SwitzerlandTel: +41 22 791 3855 Fax: +41 22 791 4160E-mail: Mental Health policy and Service Guidance Package was produced under thedirection of Dr Michelle Funk, Coordinator, Mental Health policy and ServiceDevelopment, and supervised by Dr Benedetto Saraceno, Director, Department ofMental Health and Substance Abuse, World Health World Health organization gratefully acknowledges the work of Professor AlanFlisher, University of Cape Town, Observatory, Republic of South Africa, and Dr StuartLustig, Harvard Medical School, United States of America (USA), who prepared and technical coordination group.

4 Dr Michelle Funk, World Health organization , Headquarters (WHO/HQ), Dr Myron Belfer(WHO/HQ), Ms Natalie Drew (WHO/HQ), Dr Margaret Grigg (WHO/HQ), Dr BenedettoSaraceno (WHO/HQ), Professor Peter Birleson, Director Eastern Health , Child &Adolescent Mental Health Services, Victoria, Melbourne, Australia, Dr Itzhak Levav, Mental Health Services, Ministry of Health , Jerusalem, Israel and Ms Basia Arnold, Mental Health Directorate, Ministry of Health , New Zealand. Technical assistance:Dr Thomas Barrett (WHO/HQ), Dr Jose Bertolote (WHO/HQ), Dr JoAnne Epping Jordan(WHO/HQ), Dr Th r se Agossou, Acting Regional Adviser, Mental Health , WHOR egional Office for Africa (AFRO), Dr Jos Miguel Caldas de Almeida, ProgrammeCoordinator, Mental Health , WHO Regional Office for the Americas (AMRO), Dr ClaudioMiranda, Regional Adviser on Mental Health (AMRO), Dr S.

5 Murthy, Acting RegionalAdviser, WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (EMRO), Dr Matt Muijen,Acting Regional Adviser, Mental Health , WHO Regional Office for Europe (EURO), DrVijay Chandra, Regional Adviser, Mental Health and Substance Abuse, WHO RegionalOffice for South-East Asia (SEARO), Dr Xiangdong Wang, Regional Adviser, MentalHealth and Drug Dependence, WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Manila,Philippines (WPRO), Dr Hugo Cohen, Adviser on Health promotion and protection,WHO, Mexico. Administrative support:Ms Adeline Loo (WHO/HQ), Mrs Anne Yamada (WHO/HQ), Mrs Razia Yaseen (WHO/HQ) Layout and graphic design: 2S ) graphicdesignEditor: Ms Praveen BhallaiiiWHO also wishes to thank the following people for their expert opinionand technical contributions to this module:Dr Leah AndrewsSenior Lecturer, Division of Psychiatry, University ofAuckland, New ZealandDr Julio Arboleda-FlorezProfessor and Head, Department of Psychiatry,Queen's University, Kingston, CanadaDr Bernard S.

6 AronsSenior Science Advisor to the Director, NationalInstitute of Mental Health , Bethesda, USADr Joseph Bediako AsareChief Psychiatrist, Accra Psychiatric Hospital, Accra, Ghana Professor Mehdi BinaProfessor of Child Psychiatry, University of Tehran, Tehran, Islamic Republic of IranProfessor Peter BirlesonDirector, Eastern Health , Child & Adolescent MentalHealth Services, Wundeela Centre, Victoria, Melbourne, AustraliaDr Claudina CayetanoMinistry of Health , Belmopan, BelizeMs Keren CorbettProject Leader, Mental Health Development Centre,National Institute for Mental Health , Reddich, Worcestershire, United KingdomDr Myrielle M. CruzPsychiatrist, National Mental Health Program, Department of Health , Santa Cruz, Manila, PhilippinesDr Paolo DelvecchioConsumer Advocate, United States Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC, USAP rofessor Theo DoreleijersChair, European Association of Forensic Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychology and Other Involved Professions, and VU University Medical Center, Paedological Institute, Duivendrecht, The NetherlandsDr Liknapichitkul DusitDirector, Institute of Child and Adolescent Mental Health , Department of Mental Health Pubic Health Minister, ThailandDr John FayyadChild & Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, St.

7 George Hospital, Beirut, LebanonDr Howard GoldmanProgram Director, National Association of State Mental Health , Research Institute, Virginia, USADr Katherine GrimesAssistant Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, USA Dr Pierre KlauserSpecialist in Paediatrics, Swiss Medical Association, Geneva, SwitzerlandDr Krista KutashAssociate Professor and Deputy Director, Researchand Training Center for Children s Mental Health , Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, USADr Stan KutcherAssociate Dean, Clinical Research Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Dr Pirkko LahtiExecutive Director, Finnish Association for Mental Health , Helsinki, FinlandDr Crick LundConsultant, Cape Town, South AfricaDr Ma HongDeputy Director, National Center for Mental Health , China-CDC, Haidian District, Beijing, ChinaDr Douma Djibo Ma gaPsychiatrist, Coordinator of Mental HealthProgramme, Ministry of Public Health , Niamey, NigerivDr Joest W.

8 MartiniusProfessor, Institute of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Munich, Nu baumstrGermanyDr Joseph MbatiaHead, Mental Health Unit, Ministry of Health , Dar es Salaam, United Republic of TanzaniaDr Sally MerryHead, Centre of Child and Adolescent Mental Health , University of Auckland, New ZealandDr Harry I. MinasAssociate Professor, Centre for International MentalHealth, School of Population Health , University of Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaDr Alberto MinolettiDirector, Mental Health Unit, Ministry of Health , Santiago, Chile Dr Jide MorakinyoFormer Senior Lecturer at Ladoke Akintola,University College of Health Sciences, Osogbo, NigeriaMr Paul MorganDeputy Director, SANE, Victoria, AustraliaDr Olabisi OdejideDirector, College of Medicine, Post Graduate Institute for Medical Research and Training University of Ibadan, NigeriaDr Mehdi PaesProfessor and Head, Arrazi University Psychiatric Hospital, Sale, MoroccoDr Vikram PatelSenior Lecturer, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

9 And Chairperson, The Sangath Society, Goa, India Professor Anthony PillayPrincipal Psychologist, Midlands Hospital Complex,Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaDr Yogan PillayChief Director, Strategic Planning, Department of Health , Pretoria, South AfricaProfessor Ashoka PrasadSpecial Expert, Ministry of Health , Mahe, SeychellesDr Dainius PurasHead and Associate Professor, Centre of Child Psychiatry and Social Paediatrics, Department of Psychiatry, Vilnius University, Vilnius, LithuaniaProfessor Linda RichterChild, Youth and Family Development, Human Sciences Research Council, University of Natal, Durban, South AfricaProfessor Brian RobertsonEmeritus Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health , University of Cape Town, Republic of South AfricaDr Luis Augusto RohdeVice-Chair, Department of Psychiatry, Federal University of Rio Grande du Sul, Professor of Child Psychiatry, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, BrazilDr Kari SchleimerDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (CAP)

10 , Malm University Hospital, Malm , SwedenMr Don SmithDepartment of Psychological Medicine, Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wellington, New ZealandDr Ka SunbaunatDirector, Mental Health , Department of Health , Ministry of Health , Phnom Penh, CambodiaDr Alain TortosaPresident of AAPEL, Association d'Aide aux Personnes avec un Etat Limite , Lille, FranceDr Samuel TyanoSecretary for Finances, World Psychiatry Association (WPA), c/o Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel vDr Willians ValentiniPsychiatrist, S o Paulo, Campinas, BrazilMrs Pascale Van den HeedeExecutive Director, Mental Health Europe, Brussels,BelgiumDr Robert VermeirenUniversity Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Middelheim Hospital, Antwerp, BelgiumMrs Deborah WanChief Executive Officer, New Life PsychiatricRehabilitation Association, Hong Kong, ChinaDr Mohammad Taghi YasamyMinistry of Health & Medical Education, Tehr