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 …

[HTML][HTML] Mental health interventions for adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review

A Mabrouk, G Mbithi, E Chongwo, E Too… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Globally, adolescents are vulnerable to mental health problems, particularly
those from sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) due to impoverished living conditions and a higher …

[PDF][PDF] Life Skills Education for Youth in Developing Countries: What Are They and Why Do They Matter?

E Murphy-Graham, AK Cohen - Life skills education for youth …, 2022 - library.oapen.org
Drawing from a review of theoretical, methodological, and empirical literature on life skills
from the fields of education, public health, psychology, economics, and international …

Predictors of better functioning among institutionalized youth: A systematic review

AW Wright, S Richard, DW Sosnowski… - Journal of Child and …, 2019 - Springer
Objectives The majority of research on youth in institutional care has focused on negative
developmental outcomes. However, experiencing institutional care does not guarantee …

World Health Organization life‐skills training is efficacious in reducing youth self‐report scores in primary school going children in Kenya

DM Ndetei, V Mutiso, I Gitonga… - Early intervention in …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Documented evidence shows that training in life skills for school going children
improves their physical and mental health status. Although Kenya has a curriculum and a …

[HTML][HTML] The feasibility of using life skills training in primary schools to improve mental health and academic performance: a pilot study in Kenya

DM Ndetei, VN Mutiso, CW Musyimi, RK Alietsi… - BMC psychiatry, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background There is no Kenyan evidence on the relationship between mental
illness and academic performance. We aimed to determine the effect of life skills training on …

Global child mental health–emerging challenges and opportunities

P Vostanis - Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Children in low‐and middle‐income countries (LMIC), particularly those living in
disadvantaged and conflict‐ridden communities, are faced with extensive unmet health and …

Pilot implementation of child psychosocial framework in Kenya, Turkey and Brazil

P Vostanis, S Eruyar, E Smit, M O'Reilly - Journal of Children's …, 2019 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a child psychosocial framework among
stakeholders in areas of disadvantage in three low-and middle-income countries (LMIC), ie …

[HTML][HTML] The correlations on psychopathology in children self-rating, psychopathology in children as related by their parents and psychopathology in parents self-rating …

DM Ndetei, V Mutiso, P Nyamai, C Musyimi - BMC psychiatry, 2024 - Springer
Several studies have reported on the association between parental and childhood
psychopathologies. Despite this, little is known about the psychopathologies between …

[PDF][PDF] Reducing Emotional and Behavioral Problems by Improving Life Skills and Self-Esteem of Institutionalized Children: Effectiveness of an Art-Based Intervention.

Z Amjad, H Jami - Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research, 2020 - academia.edu
The present study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of an art based intervention program
on reducing emotional and behavioral problems by improving life skills and self-esteem of …