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Geopolitical factors, Foreign Aid and Mental Health II: Value for money. / Persaud, Albert ; Day, Geraint ; Ventriglio, Antonio ; Gupta, Susham ; Ramachandran, Padmavati ; Ruiz, Roxanna ; Chumakov, Egor ; Desai, Geetha ; Castaldelli-Maia, Joao Mauricio ; Torales, Julio ; Tolentino, Edgardo Juan ; Bhui, Kamaldeep ; Bhugra, Dinesh .
в: International Journal of Social Psychiatry, Том 64, № 8, 01.12.2018, стр. 786-798.Результаты исследований: Научные публикации в периодических изданиях › статья › Рецензирование
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Geopolitical factors, Foreign Aid and Mental Health II: Value for money
AU - Persaud, Albert
AU - Day, Geraint
AU - Ventriglio, Antonio
AU - Gupta, Susham
AU - Ramachandran, Padmavati
AU - Ruiz, Roxanna
AU - Chumakov, Egor
AU - Desai, Geetha
AU - Castaldelli-Maia, Joao Mauricio
AU - Torales, Julio
AU - Tolentino, Edgardo Juan
AU - Bhui, Kamaldeep
AU - Bhugra, Dinesh
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s) 2018.
PY - 2018/12/1
Y1 - 2018/12/1
N2 - In the previous accompanying paper, we described geopolitical factors which affect mental health of individuals who suffer directly and indirectly. These disasters whether they are natural or man-made often attract significant amounts of aid and resources – financial and human. In addition, those who offer foreign aid need to be aware of where and how the aid is being spent. In this paper, we propose that aid giving agencies give due attention to the impact the aid should have on mental health of recipients. Global mental health has become a movement, but concerns remain about its efficacy. Therefore, it is imperative that any aid given is given and utilised in a culturally appropriate and culturally sensitive way. In an interconnected and interlinked world, it is likely that when one country or nation is affected by disasters or trauma, it will impact upon others around both directly and indirectly. We present a new measurement tool-CAPE Vulnerability Index which can be used to identify most vulnerable communities so that international aid may be more appropriately targeted. We believe that this index may go some way in assisting governments and policymakers in ascertaining the impact of their aid on the emotional and mental health of individuals. We suggest that their needs to be a ring-fencing of aid to ensure that population mental health is protected and enhanced with a strategic approach inbuilt into the foreign policy the focus needs to shift towards public mental health.
AB - In the previous accompanying paper, we described geopolitical factors which affect mental health of individuals who suffer directly and indirectly. These disasters whether they are natural or man-made often attract significant amounts of aid and resources – financial and human. In addition, those who offer foreign aid need to be aware of where and how the aid is being spent. In this paper, we propose that aid giving agencies give due attention to the impact the aid should have on mental health of recipients. Global mental health has become a movement, but concerns remain about its efficacy. Therefore, it is imperative that any aid given is given and utilised in a culturally appropriate and culturally sensitive way. In an interconnected and interlinked world, it is likely that when one country or nation is affected by disasters or trauma, it will impact upon others around both directly and indirectly. We present a new measurement tool-CAPE Vulnerability Index which can be used to identify most vulnerable communities so that international aid may be more appropriately targeted. We believe that this index may go some way in assisting governments and policymakers in ascertaining the impact of their aid on the emotional and mental health of individuals. We suggest that their needs to be a ring-fencing of aid to ensure that population mental health is protected and enhanced with a strategic approach inbuilt into the foreign policy the focus needs to shift towards public mental health.
KW - CAPE Vulnerability Index
KW - Disaster
KW - foreign aid
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85058652722&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/0020764018808552
DO - 10.1177/0020764018808552
M3 - Article
VL - 64
SP - 786
EP - 798
JO - International Journal of Social Psychiatry
JF - International Journal of Social Psychiatry
SN - 0020-7640
IS - 8
ER -
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