CAMH in Primary Care Fiji: developing child and adolescent mental health in primary care

Abstract

Objective:

To describe the CAMH in Primary Care Fiji Project.

Methods:

The context; process of development and planning; aims and goals; delivery and outcome are described.

Results:

Two CAMH in Primary Care Fiji training workshops were delivered in 2017 and 2018 with positive structured and unstructured feedback.

Conclusion:

A successful, collaboratively developed, culturally appropriate and replicable training for primary care in CAMH is possible.

Keywords

Pacific mental health primary care mental health training Fiji

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