Development of child mental health services in LMICs

14 March, 2026

Re: https://www.hifa.org/dgroups-rss/development-child-mental-health-service...

Dear Nick Spencer,

Many thanks for your message to CHIFA.

"Is there anyone in ISSOP who has been working with Low and Middle Income countries to help develop their child and young people mental health services? I'm making enquiries through the ISSOP EC but would also welcome information from CHIFA members of suitable contacts for my colleague to approach."

These organisation/URLs may be useful?

World Health Organization

https://www.who.int/activities/improving-the-mental-and-brain-health-of-...

The Global Coalition for Youth Mental Health

https://www.unicef.org/partnerships/coalition-youth-mental-health

Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (UK-based but appears to have a global remit)

https://www.acamh.org/about-acamh/

Also, please extend an invitation to your colleagues in Pakistan to join CHIFA (and HIFA) and say more about their work and challenges.

www.hifa.org/join

Best wishes, Neil

HIFA profile: Neil Pakenham-Walsh is coordinator of HIFA (Healthcare Information For All), a global health community that brings all stakeholders together around the shared goal of universal access to reliable healthcare information. HIFA has 20,000 members in 180 countries, interacting in four languages and representing all parts of the global evidence ecosystem. HIFA is administered by Global Healthcare Information Network, a UK-based nonprofit in official relations with the World Health Organization. Email: neil@hifa.org

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Neil Pakenham-Walsh