DEFENCE FOR CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL (DCI) - Belgium | Practical Guide E. CHILDREN WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES Are children suffering from mental illness treated with special attention and by priority in specialised institutions under independent medical management? ASK: Children | Staff (medical staff) | Director CHECK: ʺʺ Medical registers, see whether any sign of mental illness has been detected through the first interview and physical examination (first screening) and the regular medical care services provided ʺʺ Agreements and/or collaborations with specialised institutions ʺʺ Arrangements with appropriate agencies ensuring the continuation of mental health care after release ʺʺ Medical registers and individualised plan, see special provisions or arrangements (through child-psychiatric follow up, psychotherapy, counselling, specialised educators provision, etc.) Specific group: Girls CHECK: ʺʺ Mental health care and rehabilitation programmes, see whether they are individualised, gender-sensitive, trauma-informed and comprehensive CRC 23 | GPJD V. 45 | RPJDL 21.e, 28, 50-51, 53 | RTWP 6.b, 12-13, 41.d | SMR 25, 31, 32.1.a, 109-110 | EPR 12.1-2, 40.4, 42.3.b, 47, 81.3 | ERJO 57, 73 (d), 117-119 | CPT/Inf (2015)1, V, 116 142