Mental Health in the Somali Context - A Call for papers - We hope to recieve your paper before 1 October 2024

2024-05-07
  • To address the serious socio-economic, societal and
    health challenges that have made mental health
    emerge as a major public health problem.
  • To promote mental health services and integrated
    strategies that mitigate stigma, ensure that persons
    with mental health problems be treated with respect
    for human rights and allow them free access to care
    according to their needs as assisted by supportive
    policies and strategic operational guidelines.
  • To devise strategies of integrating mental health with
    Primary Health Care, aiming at universal coverage by
    2030 by imaginative use of community health workers
    and health clinics in each district.
  • To scale up the training of the health workforce in the
    care of mental health across the health system.
  • To carry out surveys to assess the burden of mental
    health and plan the implementation of effective public
    health interventions.
  • To introduce mental health care legislation, policy
    frameworks and operational strategies to improve the
    mental health and well-being of the population,
    promoting a range of supports to be integrated into
    their communities.
  • To explore the use of digital technologies as userfriendly
    tools in mental health services.

We welcome original articles as well as short communications, case reports, current debates and viewpoints.
Specifically, we urge authors to reflect on and suggest evidence-based actions locally as well as nationally based. We look forward receiving your paper before 1 October2024. Comments from reviewers and editors will be shared with you within a month from submission. We are planning to publish the Special Issue in December 2024.
Please follow our Author Guidelines when drafting your article for submission.