The prevalence of mental health problems in sub-Saharan adolescents: A systematic review

A Jörns-Presentati, AK Napp, AS Dessauvagie… - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
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 …

Provision of mental healthcare for children and adolescents: a worldwide view

TBM Rocha, AS Graeff-Martins, C Kieling… - Current opinion in …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Our review highlights the discrepancy between demands and availability of mental
healthcare for youth populations throughout the world. We describe some of the potential …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of poverty-reduction intervention on child mental health mediated by family relations: findings from a cluster-randomized trial in Uganda

L Karimli, FM Ssewamala, TB Neilands - Social Science & Medicine, 2023 - Elsevier
Reviews that synthesize global evidence on the impact of poverty reduction interventions on
child and adolescent mental health (CAMH) report inconclusive results and highlight the …

Harnessing single-session interventions to improve adolescent mental health and well-being in India: development, adaptation, and pilot testing of online single …

AR Wasil, SJ Park, S Gillespie, R Shingleton… - Asian journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Many evidence-based prevention and intervention approaches for youth mental
health exist, but most are time-consuming and expensive to deliver. Innovative approaches …

Promoting gender equity in very young adolescents: targeting a window of opportunity for social emotional learning and identity development

M Cherewick, S Lebu, C Su, L Richards, PF Njau… - BMC public health, 2021 - Springer
Background The transition from childhood to adolescence is a uniquely sensitive period for
social and emotional learning in the trajectory of human development. This transition is …

Effects of problem-solving interventions on aggressive behaviours among primary school pupils in Ibadan, Nigeria

J Abdulmalik, C Ani, AJ Ajuwon… - Child and adolescent …, 2016 - Springer
Background Aggressive patterns of behavior often start early in childhood, and tend to
remain stable into adulthood. The negative consequences include poor academic …

Adolescent, caregiver and community experiences with a gender transformative, social emotional learning intervention

M Cherewick, S Lebu, C Su, L Richards… - International journal for …, 2021 - Springer
Background Inequitable gender norms, beliefs and behaviors, are shaped by learning
experiences during key developmental stages in an individual's life course, and can have …

Exploring the challenges of meeting child mental health needs through community engagement in Kenya

EM Getanda, P Vostanis… - Child and Adolescent …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background Despite growing evidence on the extent of child mental health problems in low‐
middle‐income countries, the gap between need and provision remains high. Previous …

Siblings' perceptions of their ADHD-diagnosed sibling's impact on the family system

K King, D Alexander, J Seabi - International journal of environmental …, 2016 - mdpi.com
This qualitative study explored siblings' perceptions of the impact a sibling diagnosed with
ADHD has within the family system. Specific focus was placed on the different ways these …

Mental health problems among children in Sierra Leone: Assessing cultural concepts of distress

EJ Thulin, KE McLean, S Sevalie… - Transcultural …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Globally, over 13% of children and adolescents are affected by mental disorders, yet
relatively little scholarship addresses how risk factors, symptoms, and nosology vary by …