Improving adolescent mental health and protection in humanitarian settings: longitudinal findings from a multi-arm randomized controlled trial of child-friendly spaces among South Sudanese refugees in Uganda

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Posted on 2 January 2023

Tags: Adolescents, Asylum seekers and refugees… Show all

Populations: Adolescents, Asylum seekers and refugees
Interventions: Psychotherapies
Publication Types: Journal article, Randomised controlled trial
Geography: Uganda

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Open Access paper from the JCPP – Improving adolescent mental health and protection in humanitarian settings: longitudinal findings from a multi-arm randomized controlled trial of child-friendly spaces among South Sudanese refugees in Uganda

Background – The effects of conflict and displacement on adolescent mental health and protection are profound and can have lasting consequences. We aimed to investigate the effectiveness of two group-based psychosocial interventions on mental health and protection of South Sudanese refugee adolescents.

Authors; Janna Metzler, Terry Saw, Denis Nono, Agatha Kadondi, Yuan Zhang, Cheng-Shiun Leu, Aimyleen Gabriel, Kevin Savage, Cassie Landers

First published: 02 January 2023

doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13746

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