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Carers voices: experiences from a universal child development screening programme in Thailand

carers voices

Project Summary

The engagement of carers in early childhood development is particularly important in low and middle income country contexts suffering from shortages of mental health human resources.

In Thailand, a national universal Developmental Screening Programme (DSPM) was initiated in 2015 for children from 0 to five years (http://thaichilddevelopment.com) to enable early detection of developmental disorders. Our qualitative study will describe the experience of carers exposed to the DSPM and will complement an on-going provider-focused government evaluation of DSPM. 


Key Project Information

Dates: 1 September 2016 - 31 August 2017

Principal Investigator: Dr Joanna Morrison

Partners: Thammasat University, Kings College London

Location: Thailand

Funding: Global Health Fund

Contact: joanna.morrison@ucl.ac.uk

Research Team

Dr Joanna Morrison
Dr Issarapa Chunsuwan, Thammasat University, Thailand
Dr Petra Gronholm, Kings College London
Dr Georgia Lockwood-Estrin, Kings College London


Resources

Information sheet - English version (PDF)

Information sheet - Thai version (PDF)


Publications

Thailand's national universal developmental screening programme for young children: action research for improved follow-up (BMJ Global Health, January 2018)