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Promoting Access to Children’s Mental Health Care Services: Strategy and Policy Implications

In recent years, children’s mental illness has become a major problem; but little is known about the problems and the available literature does not address this issue properly. The present study was meant to examine the current mental health care situations to promote access to services for children in Addis Ababa. The data have been cautiously collected through multiple data collection tools such as semi-structured interviews, focus group discussions, and questionnaires. The data analysed and interpreted from wider perspectives. The study result indicated insufficient mental health policies, limited access to specialized treatment, shortage of human resources, lack of early treatment, and preventive programs/education. There is a need for the comprehensive strategies and mechanisms which take the relevant variables into account to strengthen specialized care and awareness among society via integrating the study evidence into practices. The authors described very significant implications for future actions such as conducting further empirical studies, regular discussions with responsible stakeholders, etc.