Addressing the mental health needs of a rapidly growing megacity: the new Lagos Mental Health Initiative

The Lagos State Government of Nigeria recently launched its Mental Health Policy and Work Plan aimed at addressing the mental health needs of Lagos, one of the world’s fastest-growing megacities, and its nearby communities. This paper discusses the contextual basis of this initiative, its components...

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Autores principales: Oluwatayo, Olufemi, Olugbile, Olufemi, Coker, Ayodele
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6735160/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31507755
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spelling pubmed-67351602019-09-10 Addressing the mental health needs of a rapidly growing megacity: the new Lagos Mental Health Initiative Oluwatayo, Olufemi Olugbile, Olufemi Coker, Ayodele Int Psychiatry Special Paper The Lagos State Government of Nigeria recently launched its Mental Health Policy and Work Plan aimed at addressing the mental health needs of Lagos, one of the world’s fastest-growing megacities, and its nearby communities. This paper discusses the contextual basis of this initiative, its components and the challenges faced so far. It argues that urban centres deserve attention in the current push towards investing in mental health services in low- and middle-income countries. The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2014-02-01 /pmc/articles/PMC6735160/ /pubmed/31507755 Text en © 2014 The Royal College of Psychiatrists http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Non-Commercial, No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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