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Build Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health (CAPMH) System

The project aim is to further develop and consolidate the newly established system for mental health services for children and adolescents, in close cooperation with Kanti Children’s Hospital, Mental Hospital Lagankhel in Kathmandu, and with the Nepalese government. It will provide outpatient and inpatient treatment with specialists onsite, and through teleconsultations. There will be outreach work in rural areas, emergency services and training for non-health specialists and non-health actors. There is emphasis on providing girls with equal access to services, and on addressing the ways in which mental illness manifests differently in boys and girls due to the cultural context. Clinical research will be managed from the CWIN Research and Outreach Centre. The project supports PhD research and scientific analysis and publication of findings. The project specifically includes children and adolescents with permanent or temporary mental impairments, and aims to reduce their vulnerabilities, as well as the cultural stigma attached to mental illness.