Carers voices: experiences from a universal child development screening programme in Thailand
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
Dr Joanna Morrison
Dr Issarapa Chunsuwan, Thammasat University, Thailand
Dr Petra Gronholm, Kings College London
Dr Georgia Lockwood-Estrin, Kings College London