Table 1 Items selected for the desktop situational analysis of CAMH services in Khartoum State, Sudan and related data sources
From: Child and adolescent mental health services in Khartoum State, Sudan: a desktop situational analysis
WHO-AIMS Domains | Potential Data Sources |
|---|---|
1. Policy and legislative framework | |
1.1 CAMH Policies, plans, and legislations (B1, B3, B4) 1.2 Human rights legislation relevant to children and adolescents (B5) 1.3. Financing: Expenditure on child and adolescent mental health services by the Provincial Department of Health (B6) | The Head of the Mental Health Council in the Federal Ministry of Health Child and Family Law The Mental Health Act of Sudan The Finance Division at the Khartoum Ministry of Health |
2. Child and adolescent mental health services | |
2.1. Existence and functions of a regional CAMH authority (B9) 2.2. Organization of CAMHS in terms of catchment areas (B10) 2.3. Outpatient services: Availability of CAMH outpatient facilities, and number/proportion of children and adolescents treated for mental health problems through outpatient facilities at primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of care (B11, B12, B13) 2.4. Inpatient services: Availability of CAMH inpatient facilities and number/proportion of children and adolescents treated (B15, B16, B17) 2.5. Availability of CAMH day patient facilities, community residential facilities, forensic facilities, or CAMH hospitals (B14, B18, B19, B25) 2.6. Interventions (Medications): Psychotropic medicines appropriate for children and adolescents are included on the essential medicines list, free access to essential psychotropic medicines, and availability of medicines in outpatient and inpatient settings at secondary and tertiary levels of care (B2, B8, B28, B29) 2.7. Interventions (Psychosocial): Access to psychosocial interventions in outpatient and inpatient settings at secondary and tertiary levels of care (B26, B27) | The Hospital Directorate in Khartoum state Ministry of Health The Directorate of Therapeutic Medicine in Khartoum state Ministry of Health The Directorate of Preventive Medicine in Khartoum state Ministry of Health The Head of the Psychiatry Consultancy Board in the Federal Ministry of Health Psychiatric Hospital Directors Sudan National Essential Medicines List 2014 (or more recent versions if available) |
3. Child and adolescent mental health in primary healthcare (PHC) | |
3.1. Refresher training in CAMH provided to primary health care (PHC) doctors, nurses or other staff and interaction of PHC with specialist CAMHS (B31-B35) 3.2. Availability of medicines and psychosocial interventions in PHC facilities (B27, B33) | The Directorate of Primary Health Care, Khartoum state Ministry of Health The Director of the School Mental Health Programme at Khartoum state Ministry of Health Sudan National Essential Medicines List 2017 |
4. Human resources | |
4.1. Human resources in CAMH services (B38-B41) | Human Resources Section, Khartoum State Ministry of Health Hospital Directors |
5. Public education and links with other sectors | |
5.1. Public education and awareness campaigns about CAMH (B47) | Khartoum State Ministry of Health, Directorate of Health Education and Awareness WHO office of Sudan |
6. Monitoring and research | |
6.1. Monitoring CAMH services (B52, B53) | Directorate of Hospitals, Khartoum State Ministry of Health |
- Data transmission from mental health facilities (B52) - Report on mental health services by the government health department (B53) | The Head of the Psychiatry Consultancy Board in the Federal Ministry of Health |
6.2. Research in CAMH (B54) | Sudan Medical Specialization Board University of Khartoum library Online search for peer-reviewed publications. |