The status of integrating children and adolescents’ mental health care services into primary health care in South Africa : scoping review

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dc.contributor.author Mokgaola, Isaac O.
dc.contributor.author Gause, Gopolang
dc.contributor.author Sehularo, Leepile A.
dc.contributor.author Molato, Boitumelo J.
dc.contributor.author Meno, Omphemetse F.
dc.contributor.author Sepeng, Nombulelo Veronica
dc.date.accessioned 2023-10-03T05:30:00Z
dc.date.available 2023-10-03T05:30:00Z
dc.date.issued 2022
dc.description SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL : PRISMA checklist is available as supplementary material on the publisher’s website and the published article. en_US
dc.description.abstract BACKGROUND : Many children and adolescents who need mental health care services in South Africa find it difficult to access these services. The PHC approach is the foremost strategy adopted by the South African government to improve access to health care services in the country. Therefore, the integration of children and adolescents mental health care services into primary health care should greatly improve access. OBJECTIVE : The objective of this review is to describe and interrogate the status of integrating children and adolescents’ mental health care services into primary health care in SA. METHODS : The scoping literature review was conducted following the framework of identifying the research question, identifying relevant studies, selecting studies, charting data, and finally collating, summarising, and synthesising the results. The databases used are APA, PsychINFO, Medline, Cabinet Discover, and Africa-Wide Informatio. Thematic analysis was used to qualitatively analyse the findings of the studies reviewed. RESULTS : Six studies were selected for inclusion in this research. The analysis yielded three themes : challenges to integrating child and adolescent mental health care, services into primary health care, the need for health care systems to enable integration of child and adolescent mental health services into primary health care, and the lack of child and adolescent mental health care services. CONCLUSION : The integration of child and adolescent mental health care services into primary health care in South Africa is far from realisation. Recommendations are made for practice, education, and research. en_US
dc.description.department Nursing Science en_US
dc.description.librarian am2023 en_US
dc.description.uri https://openpublichealthjournal.com en_US
dc.identifier.citation Mokgaola, I.O., Gause, G., Sehularo, L.A. et al. 2022, 'The status of integrating children and adolescents’ mental health care services into primary health care in South Africa : scoping review', The Open Public Health Journal, vol. 15, art. e187494452211240, pp. 1-8. DOI : DOI:10.2174/18749445-v15-e221128-2022-75. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1874-9445
dc.identifier.other 10.2174/18749445-v15-e221128-2022-75
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/92658
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Bentham Open en_US
dc.rights © 2022 Mokgaola et al. Open-Access license: This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0). en_US
dc.subject Children and adolescents en_US
dc.subject Mental healthcare services en_US
dc.subject Integration en_US
dc.subject Human life en_US
dc.subject Relationships en_US
dc.subject Primary healthcare (PHC) en_US
dc.subject SDG-03: Good health and well-being en_US
dc.title The status of integrating children and adolescents’ mental health care services into primary health care in South Africa : scoping review en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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