Strengthening the quality and safety of community mental health care for children and young people: a critical review of innovations from low- and middle-income countries (Nagraj, 2026)
O'Brien AA; Bhui K; Williams R; Stavert J; Katona C; Kaufman KR
BJPsych open [BJPsych Open] 2026 May 21; Vol. 12 (3), pp. e141. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 May 21.
Editorials and commentaries have a central role in shaping debate, priorities and values within psychiatry. Reflecting on the first decade of BJPsych Open, we consider how topical writing both responds to and helps define emerging scientific, social, ethical and political challenges. Looking ahead, we suggest that global instability, technological change and pressures on academic freedom will increasingly shape psychiatric discourse, underscoring the importance of editorial independence, methodological rigour and openness to the airing of contested ideas in guiding the journal's next decade.