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. 2019;61(4):415-419.
doi: 10.4103/psychiatry.IndianJPsychiatry_217_18.

Improving child and adolescent mental health in India: Status, services, policies, and way forward

Md Mahbub Hossain  1 , Neetu Purohit  2
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Improving child and adolescent mental health in India: Status, services, policies, and way forward

Md Mahbub Hossain et al. Indian J Psychiatry. 2019.
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Figure 1
A framework to create, analyze, and implement child and adolescent mental health policy in India
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Figure 2
Percentage of the mental health budget within the total health budget in different countries
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