A Haitian-led mental health treatment center in Northern Haiti: the first step in expanding mental health services throughout the region.

Low-income countries suffer from a large gap between the burden of mental illness and access to treatment. In the Americas, no country exemplifies this disparity as much as Haiti, where services outside the capital remain virtually nonexistent. Started in 2016, the Mental Health Center at Morne Pelé...

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Published in:	Mental Health, Religion & Culture Vol. 23; no. 2; pp. 127 - 139
Main Authors:	Galvin, Michael, Michel, Guesly
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Feb2020
Subjects:	Haiti Mental illness treatment Culture Health services accessibility Nonprofit organizations Psychiatric hospitals Psychology & religion Middle-income countries Low-income countries
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