Embracing Technology for Capacity Building in Mental Health: New Path, Newer Challenges
| Autor: | P Lakshmi Nirisha, Narayana Manjunatha, Sanjeev Arora, Rajani Parthasarathy, Prabhat Chand, Shanivaram K. Reddy, Ferose Aziz Ibrahim, Suresh Bada Math, Barikar C Malathesh, Channaveerachari Naveen Kumar, Jagadisha Thirthalli, Adarsha Alur Manjappa |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Technology
medicine.medical_specialty Capacity Building business.product_category India Space (commercial competition) 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Internet access Humans 030212 general & internal medicine ECHO Set (psychology) Human resources Digital literacy Community Health Workers Original Paper business.industry Public health CHW’s Capacity building Public relations Mental health 030227 psychiatry Psychiatry and Mental health Mental Health Business ICMR Telementoring |
| Zdroj: | The Psychiatric Quarterly |
| ISSN: | 1573-6709 0033-2720 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11126-020-09859-7 |
| Popis: | Technology driven capacity building initiatives are the way to break the barrier of shortage of mental health human resources in India. This new path, while is a welcome step, comes with its own set of challenges. In one prototypic project that is being implemented in Ramanagara District of Karnataka, a south Indian state, we encountered many such issues. They ranged from issues related to availability of dedicated space to set up the hub-studio, inconsistent internet connectivity (particularly in remote areas) and inadequate digital literacy among the grassroot community health workers who hail from villages. This article summarises these challenges and ends by looking into ways and means of overcoming them. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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