Introduction Over the past two decades, there have been several global interventions
including the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), aimed at improving health outcomes …

Objective In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), multiple factors contribute to the considerable
burden of mental health disorders among adolescents, highlighting the need for …

Background The long-term mental health effects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in
children are rarely reported. We aimed to investigate the progression of depressive and …

Objective: Behavioural screening tools may be used to identify at-risk children in resource-
limited settings in sub-Saharan Africa. The ASEBA forms (Child Behaviour Checklist and …

More than 61,000 persons below the age of 18 are living on the streets in the Greater Accra
region in Ghana. Street children is a hidden vulnerable population and a global public …

Although the estimated prevalence of ADHD in the school population is 5%, various studies
carried out in Latin America have obtained higher figures. This descriptive‐cross‐sectional …

While there is a strong link between caregiver mental health, caregiver engagement, and
child development, limited research has examined the underlying mechanisms of these …

Background Children with learning difficulties are vulnerable to internalizing symptoms,
particularly anxiety and depression. However, only few studies have examined this …

Behavioral strengths and difficulties among children and adolescents may be significantly
associated with their academic performance; however, the evidence on this issue for rural …

ABSTRACT In sub-Saharan Africa, adolescents and young adults make up 30–35% of the
population. However, 14% are reported to struggle with some psychological distress …