The social determinants of child and adolescent mental health;Health services and systems for child and adolescent mental disorders;which looks at child demographics, poverty, unemployment, social grants, children’s access to education and children’s access to housing.
According to Tomlinson: “The children of today are going to have to live with the consequences of our actions – and we have a window of opportunity to put in place solutions to support our next generation. These solutions need to extend beyond medical treatment and the healthcare system and require a whole-of-society approach to address the social and environmental drivers of ill health, and create supportive environments that enable children to thrive.
“National government has already put a number of valuable policies and programmes in place to promote mental health.