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Table 2 Variables of interest adapted from the WHO-AIMS version 2.2 (Brief version) for this situational analysis [14]

From: A situational analysis of child and adolescent mental health services and systems in the Western Cape Province of South Africa

WHO-AIMS Domains

Western Cape provincial data collected

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 CAMH by the provincial DoH (B6)

2. Clinical services for children and adolescents with mental health disorders

2.1 Existence and functions of a regional CAMH authority (B9)

2.2 Organisation of CAMH services 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 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)

3. CAMH in primary healthcare

3.1 Refresher training in CAMH provided to 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)

4. Human resources

4.1 Human resources in CAMHS (B38–B41)

5. Public education and links with other sectors

5.1 Public education and awareness campaigns about CAMH (B47)

6. Monitoring and research

6.1 Monitoring CAMH (B52, B53)

6.2 Research in CAMH (B54)

  1. CAMH = child and adolescent mental health; B items listed in brackets e.g. (B1) refer to items as listed in the WHO-AIMS Brief Version
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Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health

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