Background and purpose Most research regarding child and adolescent mental health
prevention and promotion in low-and middle-income countries is undertaken in high-income …

In developing contexts such as India, children in adversity form a high-risk group, one that
cannot be subsumed under the general category of children, who are generally considered …

Background Child marriage remains a challenge in Ghana. Over the years, government and
development partners have made various commitments and efforts to curb the phenomenon …

Background Child marriage is a human rights violation disproportionately affecting girls in
lower-and middle-income countries and has serious public health implications. In Ghana …

The marriage of children below 18 is widely recognized in international human rights
agreements as a discriminatory global practice that hinders the development and well-being …

Despite increasing global attention and commitments by countries to end the harmful
practice of child marriage, each year some 15 million girls marry before the age of 18. The …

Researchers agree that early marriage (EM) and adolescent pregnancy (AP) can form
severe risks for women's somatic, mental, and reproductive health, as well as on educational …

Background Self-harm, whether attributed to suicidal or non-suicidal motives, is associated
with several poor outcomes in young people, including eventual suicide. Much of our …

Background Previous studies have not synthesized existing literature on the lived
experiences of pregnant and parenting adolescents (aged 10–19) in Africa. Such evidence …

Background Despite an understanding of the circumstances of child marriage, including how
it limits agency and erodes childhood support systems, not much is known about the …