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Review
. 2024 Nov 30;4(2):54-58.
doi: 10.35772/ghmo.2023.01016.

Materiality of evidence-based policy making for child and adolescent psychiatry in Japan

Masahide Usami  1   2
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Review

Materiality of evidence-based policy making for child and adolescent psychiatry in Japan

Masahide Usami. GHM Open. .

Abstract

The Japanese government established the Children and Family Agency in April 2023 and is trying to promote evidence-based policymaking (EBPM). However, the current state of child and adolescent psychiatry in Japan demonstrated some difficulties. School refusal and suicide problems are increasing after the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. These issues need to be addressed, thereby warranting various policies to be developed and implemented. Increasing the number of inpatient medical institutions and establishing a community-based data accumulation system that enables data and knowledge sharing among professionals is essential to improve child and adolescent psychiatric care. Furthermore, EBPM is needed to effectively develop a policy, and specialized experts are necessary to organize data and critically review evidence.

Keywords: EBPM; child; mental health; policymaking.

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Conflict of interest statement

The author has no conflicts of interest to disclose.

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Nudge plan for EBPM of children's mental health in Japan. EBPM, evidence-based policymaking.
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