The topic of child and adolescent psychiatry was discussed by experts in the context of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which will begin on January 1, 2025. This area could become one of the priorities of the presidency, as was emphasized by representatives of the Ministry of Health during previous IRSS conferences. As Malgorzata Bogusz, president of the Institute for the Development of Social Affairs and a member of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), stressed, the discussion of a priority on the mental health of children and adolescents has already appeared during previous presidencies of the Council of the European Union.
"The issue of child and adolescent mental health was flagged as important by the previous trio of member states. One of the priorities of the Spanish presidency in early 2023 was child and adolescent psychiatry, while the Belgians referred to mental health in the workplace. After the COVID-19 pandemic, we need to pay particular attention to adequate mental health care for children and adolescents to ensure their long-term health and mental well-being," said Margaret Bogusz.
As he said at the opening of the conference, Prof. Dr. med. and n. o zdr. Marcin Sobczak, vice-rector for science and technology transfer at the Warsaw Medical University, the scale of the problem related to mental health assistance for the youngest patients is growing.
"We have increased the number of youngest patients awaiting professional care, but we have not increased the number of specialists. On the one hand, we have a huge demand to take care of our young patients, on the other hand, the number of specialists is unfortunately still insufficient," Prof. Sobczak noted.
Prof. Boleslaw Samolinski, MD, head of the Department of P...
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