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Barriers and facilitators to quality mental health care for forcibly displaced children and adolescents in the WHO European Region: protocol for a scoping review.

Lars Dumke, Shobhana Nagraj, Hanan Abukmail, Malte Behrendt, Erva Nur Cinar, Anastasia Giannaki, Jennifer Hall, Mohammad Sharif Razai, Ingo Schäfer, Gemma Whyatt and 1 more

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Lars DumkeDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf Center for Psychosocial Medicine, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1180-6849
Shobhana NagrajDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Hanan AbukmailDepartment of Engineering, International Health System Research Group, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Malte BehrendtDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Erva Nur CinarGuy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Anastasia GiannakiWHO Athens Office on Quality of Care and Patient Safety, WHO Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Jennifer HallWHO Athens Office on Quality of Care and Patient Safety, WHO Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Mohammad Sharif RazaiDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6671-5557
Ingo SchäferDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Gemma WhyattDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Eleanor ChatburnDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK ec876@cam.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6745-6737

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Abstract

introductionForcibly displaced children and adolescents in the WHO European Region have high mental health needs, yet few manage to access mental health services and even fewer receive high-quality care. Addressing this gap is crucial, as inadequate mental health support has profound and lasting negative effects on individuals, families and communities. This scoping review aims to identify and synthesise the available evidence on the barriers and facilitators to quality mental healthcare for forcibly displaced children and adolescents in the WHO European Region. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: Quantitative, qualitative and mixed-method studies that examine barriers and facilitators of quality mental healthcare for forcibly displaced children and adolescents in the WHO European Region will be included. Eligible participants include forcibly displaced children and adolescents, mental healthcare providers, policymakers and humanitarian actors in the mental health and psychosocial support field. We will adhere to the PRISMA-ScR (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis extension for Scoping Reviews) guidelines. A comprehensive search of databases, including Embase, Medline, PsycINFO, Scopus and Web of Science, will be conducted. We will systematically search for relevant studies published between January 2004 and December 2024. At least two reviewers will independently screen titles, abstracts and full texts. Data extraction will involve systematically charting relevant information from included studies. We will use the WHO Quality Standards for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services as an analytical lens to map the evidence. Our study will provide a comprehensive overview of the barriers and facilitators to quality mental healthcare for forcibly displaced children and adolescents, and identify knowledge gaps and areas for potential quality improvement. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: Ethical approval will not be required since this study will retrieve data from already published research and no new data will be collected. The results of this study will be published in a peer-reviewed journal and presented at international conferences in order to disseminate to academic and non-academic stakeholders such as non-governmental organisations, government bodies and community organisations involved in mental healthcare for forcibly displaced persons. REVIEW REGISTRATION DETAILS: https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/AK74F.

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Health Services AccessibilityMental Health ServicesQuality of Health CareRefugeesAdolescentChildEuropeHumansResearch DesignScoping Reviews as TopicWorld Health OrganizationChild & adolescent psychiatryHealth Services AccessibilityMENTAL HEALTHPsychosocial InterventionPUBLIC HEALTHQuality in health care

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