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. 2019 Feb;16(1):19-21.
doi: 10.1192/bji.2017.37.

The Nigerian juvenile justice system: from warehouse to uncertain quest for appropriate youth mental health service model

O Atilola  1 , G Abiri  2 , B Ola  1
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The Nigerian juvenile justice system: from warehouse to uncertain quest for appropriate youth mental health service model

O Atilola et al. BJPsych Int. 2019 Feb.

Abstract

Mental health service provision for youth within the juvenile justice system remains a topic of contemporary global discourse. To bring perspectives from under-resourced regions, we examine the current limitations of some globalised models for mental health services within the juvenile justice system in Nigeria. The important multi-systemic steps needed to reposition the system for modern mental health promotion and services are highlighted.

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