Peer-facilitated community-based interventions for adolescent health in low-and middle-income countries: A systematic review

K Rose-Clarke, A Bentley, C Marston, A Prost - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Adolescents aged 10–19 represent one sixth of the world's population and
have a high burden of morbidity, particularly in low-resource settings. We know little about …

Examining the mental health outcomes of peer-led school-based interventions on young people aged between 4 and 18 years old: a systematic review protocol

T King, M Fazel - Systematic reviews, 2019 - Springer
Background Recent estimates suggest that one in ten young people worldwide experiences
a diagnosable mental health disorder, with many more suffering subsyndromal levels of …

Examining the mental health outcomes of school-based peer-led interventions on young people: A scoping review of range and a systematic review of effectiveness

T King, M Fazel - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Schools worldwide have implemented many different peer-led interventions with mixed
results, but the evidence base on their effectiveness as mental health interventions remains …

Indigenous youth peer-led health promotion in Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and the United States: a systematic review of the approaches, study designs, and …

D Vujcich, J Thomas, K Crawford, J Ward - Frontiers in Public Health, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Background Youth peer-led interventions have become a popular way of sharing health
information with young people and appear well suited to Indigenous community contexts …

School-based peer education interventions to improve health: a global systematic review of effectiveness

S Dodd, E Widnall, AE Russell, EL Curtin… - BMC public health, 2022 - Springer
Introduction Peer education, whereby peers ('peer educators') teach their other peers ('peer
learners') about aspects of health is an approach growing in popularity across school …

Peer‐led interventions to prevent tobacco, alcohol and/or drug use among young people aged 11–21 years: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

GJ MacArthur, S Harrison, DM Caldwell, M Hickman… - …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Aims Peer‐led interventions may offer a beneficial approach in
preventing substance use, but their impact has not yet been quantified. We conducted a …

Effectiveness and implementation outcomes for peer-delivered mental health interventions in low-and middle-income countries: a mixed-methods systematic review

P Triece, A Massazza, DC Fuhr - Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose This review aimed to evaluate interventions led by peer counselors (PCs) for adults
with common mental disorders in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) along indices of …

“You can kind of just feel the power behind what someone's saying”: a participatory-realist evaluation of peer support for young people coping with complex mental …

T Halsall, M Daley, L Hawke, J Henderson… - BMC health services …, 2022 - Springer
Background Youth peer support, as a practice that aligns youth engagement and
participatory approaches, has become increasingly popular in the context of youth mental …

The effectiveness of peer support from a person with lived experience of mental health challenges for young people with anxiety and depression: a systematic review

MB Simmons, S Cartner, R MacDonald, S Whitson… - BMC psychiatry, 2023 - Springer
Background Peer workers support individuals experiencing mental health challenges by
drawing on their shared lived experience. Peer support has become increasingly popular for …

A systematic review of the evidence for family and parenting interventions in low-and middle-income countries: child and youth mental health outcomes

GA Pedersen, E Smallegange, A Coetzee… - Journal of child and …, 2019 - Springer
Objectives Children and youth in low-and middle-income countries (LMIC) are at greater risk
for poor mental health. Adverse circumstances including poverty, violence, and lack of …