Abstract
In recent years, children’s well-being has become a hot research topic that has been increasingly gaining attention in the field of psychiatry, social work, psychology, and public health research. The present study was meant to explore the existing children’s mental health service strategies and practices in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The data have been carefully collected through open-ended interviews and focus group discussions, by capturing the participants’ experiences. This study counted with the participation of managers of child-serving organizations, mental health workers (psychologists, psychiatric nurses, social workers, and psychiatrists), orphans, and vulnerable children, including their guardians. The findings indicated limited access to specialized treatment, inadequate skilled human resources, lack of mental health education, and depicted that the local community preferred traditional medicine and religious healing practices in order to cure mental illnesses. Children’s mental health services are at a disadvantage and the most neglected health program, needing urgent involvement of the local government, non-governmental organizations, researchers, and policymakers, amongst several other stakeholders.
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