Improving adolescent mental health and protection in humanitarian settings: longitudinal findings from a multi-arm randomized controlled trial of child-friendly spaces among South Sudanese refugees in Uganda

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Bringing you some selected Open Access journal papers from our portfolio; The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP), Child and Adolescent Mental Health journal (CAMH), and JCPP Advances.

Posted on 2 January 2023

Open Access paper from the JCPP – Improving adolescent mental health and protection in humanitarian settings: longitudinal findings from a multi-arm randomized controlled trial of child-friendly spaces among South Sudanese refugees in Uganda

Background – The effects of conflict and displacement on adolescent mental health and protection are profound and can have lasting consequences. We aimed to investigate the effectiveness of two group-based psychosocial interventions on mental health and protection of South Sudanese refugee adolescents.

Authors; Janna Metzler, Terry Saw, Denis Nono, Agatha Kadondi, Yuan Zhang, Cheng-Shiun Leu, Aimyleen Gabriel, Kevin Savage, Cassie Landers

First published: 02 January 2023

doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13746

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