Mental health in the Pacific: Urgency and opportunity

Ali, Suhailah; Williams, Owain David; Chang, Odille; Shidhaye, Rahul; Hunter, Ernest; Charlson, Fiona J

doi:10.1111/apv.12286

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“…The mental health impacts of climate change have only more recently been recognised by public health experts. These include the impact of natural disasters on existing mental health issues and the disruption to health services, as well as impacts on the physical environment which alter social and community connections to place, potentially bringing economic burden, inducing stress, anxiety and possible displacement [49][50][51][52]. 'Solastalgia' is a term applied to the human distress caused by environmental change affecting a home environment [53,54].…”

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An Oceania Urban Design Agenda Linking Ecosystem Services, Nature-Based Solutions, Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Wellbeing

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Many coastal peri-urban and urban populations in Oceania are heavily reliant on terrestrial and marine ecosystem services for subsistence and wellbeing. However, climate change and urbanisation have put significant pressure on ecosystems and compelled nations and territories in Oceania to urgently adapt. This article, with a focus on Pacific Island Oceania but some insight from Aotearoa New Zealand, reviews key literature focused on ecosystem health and human health and wellbeing in Oceania and the important potential contribution of nature-based solutions to limiting the negative impacts of climate change and urbanisation. The inextricable link between human wellbeing and provision of ecosystem services is well established. However, given the uniqueness of Oceania, rich in cultural and biological diversity and traditional ecological knowledge, these links require further examination leading potentially to a new conceptualisation of wellbeing frameworks in relation to human/nature relationships. Rapidly urbanising Oceania has a growing body of rural, peri-urban and urban nature-based solutions experience to draw from. However, important gaps in knowledge and practice remain. Pertinently, there is a need, potential—and therefore opportunity—to define an urban design agenda positioned within an urban ecosystem services framework, focused on human wellbeing and informed by traditional ecological knowledge, determined by and relevant for those living in the islands of Oceania as a means to work towards effective urban climate change adaptation.

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“…In the Pacific, mental and substance use disorders account for 22% of years lived with disability (YLDs) and is the leading cause of disability (IHME, 2013). Pacific Island countries (PICs) have relatively young populations with over half the PICs having a median age of less than 25 years (Ali et al, 2020). Over the next 20 years, the youth population of PIC is expected to greatly increase.…”

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Piloting online training in the Pacific‐Ophelia project for child and adolescent mental health

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Asia-Pacific Psychiatry

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Introduction In June 2020, St Vincent's Mental Health, Fiji National University, and the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, Faculty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry collaborated to deliver online, specialized child and adolescent mental health (CAMH) training to Pacific‐based healthcare workers. This accompanying research aimed to understand the telehealth model and structures that would sustain an engaged community of practice and support the development of professional networks across the Pacific. Method Quantitative and qualitative feedback was analyzed to understand participation and self‐rated measures of skills, knowledge, and confidence in providing health care for children and young people, as well as experiences of training, including access, engagement, and applicability of the initiative to the Pacific Islands health care organizations. Results Ophelia Training was able to meet the stated learning objectives. The data from all stakeholders identifies the value of a telehealth initiative incorporating training, technical assistance, knowledge networks, and professional coaching as a capacity building approach. Conclusion This program offers an integration of research and practice. This regional approach to understanding telehealth capacity for Pacific Island mental health services is valuable for informing decision‐making with respect to clinical care, management, workforce training and policy. It also provided an opportunity to improve health inequalities, by improving access to CAMH training via telehealth.

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Addressing risks to mental health from climate change: a policy capacity analysis of England

Turnpenny,

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2024

Climate Policy

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Mental health in the Pacific: Urgency and opportunity

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An Oceania Urban Design Agenda Linking Ecosystem Services, Nature-Based Solutions, Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Wellbeing

An Oceania Urban Design Agenda Linking Ecosystem Services, Nature-Based Solutions, Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Wellbeing

Piloting online training in the Pacific‐Ophelia project for child and adolescent mental health

Addressing risks to mental health from climate change: a policy capacity analysis of England

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