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today, we will be talking about health care policies that are encouraged to
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Africa's access to mental health services.
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Oh,
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for long Africa has been
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having trouble having access to mental health services
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Since their 3rd world countries.
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Research shows that Children of depressed mothers are more likely to have
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poor health struggles in or miss
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schools because they suffer from depression themselves
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with this ongoing cycle.
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It is easy
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to be overlooked.
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But
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this crisis
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needs to end
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determinants.
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There are many factors that play into the lack of access to mental health in Africa,
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but the help of Who Foundation,
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they have found that the two most
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significant determinants of mental health illnesses,
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depression in individuals health
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and whether or not they are living in poverty.
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The organization has stepped up and have found ways to improve
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access to mental health care,
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preventative measures
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includes
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but are not limited to
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promoting healthy lifestyles including exercise and good nutrition
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and protection against harmful practices and violence,
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including strengthening skills and communication and conflict resolution
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with these preventative measures being implemented,
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other steps can be taken to make access
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mental health services more accessible
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and every cook can finally get the help that they deserve. And by lessening
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the country's burden.
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Yeah,
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yeah.
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By offering mental mentorship programs and the use
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of digital and mobile technologies for delivering care.
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Short re skilling programs that focus on evaluation and management of common
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cases in the community and outpatient
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settings can be conducted annually for students
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and healthcare stuffs,
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making it easier to get the services that they need
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and uh
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recent years,
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the Who organization has made a comprehensive mental
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health action plan in which they pledged,
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among other national targets to increase services
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or severe mental health disorders by 20
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Last year. And then they also reduce suicide rates by 10%.
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Also with volunteers, they have helped change and provide mental health services.
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Some buildings in Africa have been set up by the organization and
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then are run by people that have been trained by the volunteers.
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Even with the help of the organization, innovation,
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practically and locally tailored solutions have been developed in Africa.
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Need to be scaled up to meet
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the needs
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by having international and local investments support them
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with money being allocated towards Africa,
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they will have the access to mental health services that they need and
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that would be able to help curb the psycho of a new generation,
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developing
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access to more affordable care
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for mental health disease