Adolescent psychosocial well-being and voice and agency in Dhaka, Bangladesh
publication
Adolescent psychosocial well-being and voice and agency in Dhaka, Bangladesh
03.07.2019 | Bangladesh
Country
Bangladesh
Capability domains
Psychosocial well-being
Audience type
Policy maker or donor, Programme designer or implementer
Year of publication
2019
Authors
Zia Mohammad, Maheen Sultan, Laura Camfield, Sabina Faiz Rashid, Jennifer Muz
The 2017–2030 Bangladesh National Strategy for Adolescent Health recognises mental health as one of the four priority areas along with sexual and reproductive health, nutrition and violence. However, mental health services in Bangladesh are currently limited.
A systematic review on the mental health situation of Bangladesh revealed that the overall prevalence of mental ill health varied from 6.5 to 31% among adults and from 13.4 to 22.9% among children (Hossain et al., 2014).
Suggested citation
Mohammad, Z., Sultan, M., Camfield, L., Rashid, S. and Muz, J. (2019) 'Adolescent psychosocial well-being and voice and agency in Dhaka, Bangladesh.' Policy Note. London: Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence. (https://www.gage.odi.org/publication/adolescent-psychosocial-well-being-and-voice-and-agency-in-dhaka-bangladesh/)
