Adverse childhood experiences and lifelong health

ZA Bhutta, S Bhavnani, TS Betancourt, M Tomlinson… - Nature Medicine, 2023 - nature.com
With the advent of the sustainable development goals, the field of global child health has
shifted its focus from reducing mortality to improving health, nutrition and development …

Improving health and social systems for all children in LMICs: structural innovations to deliver high-quality services

ME Kruk, TP Lewis, C Arsenault, ZA Bhutta, G Irimu… - The Lancet, 2022 - thelancet.com
Despite health gains over the past 30 years, children and adolescents are not reaching their
health potential in many low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). In addition to …

Parenting in a time of COVID-19

L Cluver, JM Lachman, L Sherr, I Wessels, E Krug… - 2020 - scholar.sun.ac.za
Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is changing family life. The United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization estimates 1· 38 billion children are out of …

[PDF][PDF] Global status report on preventing violence against children 2020

World Health Organization - 2020 - apps.who.int
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development contains a bold, ambitious and clear call to
eliminate violence against children as expressed in Target 16.2,“end abuse, exploitation …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of a brief group behavioral intervention for common mental disorders in Syrian refugees in Jordan: a randomized controlled trial

RA Bryant, A Bawaneh, M Awwad, H Al-Hayek… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Common mental disorders are frequently experienced by refugees. This study
evaluates the impact of a brief, lay provider delivered group-based psychological …

How parents of children with autism spectrum disorder experience the COVID-19 pandemic: Perspectives and insights on the new normal

G Bozkus-Genc, S Sani-Bozkurt - Research in Developmental Disabilities, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Considering the fact that family members necessarily spend more time together
during the pandemic, this study aims to reveal the perceptions of parents with children who …

Effect of a home-visiting parenting program to promote early childhood development and prevent violence: a cluster-randomized trial in Rwanda

SKG Jensen, M Placencio-Castro, SM Murray… - BMJ global …, 2021 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction Families living in extreme poverty require interventions to support early-
childhood development (ECD) due to broad risks. This longitudinal cluster randomised trial …

[HTML][HTML] Scaling up parenting interventions is critical for attaining the sustainable development goals

MR Sanders, G Divan, M Singhal, KMT Turner… - Child Psychiatry & …, 2022 - Springer
Of all the potentially modifiable influences affecting children's development and mental
health across the life course, none is more important than the quality of parenting and family …

Predictors of COVID-related changes in mental health in a South African sample of adolescents and young adults

K Haag, S Du Toit, S Skeen… - Psychology, Health & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The COVID-19 pandemic has substantially affected the lives of young people living in sub-
Saharan Africa (SSA), leading to poorer short-term mental health outcomes. However …

Primary‐level worker interventions for the care of people living with mental disorders and distress in low‐and middle‐income countries

A Ussif, R Singh, U Shahmalak… - Cochrane database …, 2021 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Community‐based primary‐level workers (PWs) are an important strategy for
addressing gaps in mental health service delivery in low‐and middle‐income countries …