Enhancing resilience is one way to prevent future mental illnesses and encourage recovery in the face of adversity. To develop and test the acceptability and feasibility (A&F) of a combined family and individual resilience intervention in two rural/semi-rural low-income settings in India and Kenya. We developed a five-session intervention including Life Skills Education (LSE) and a model of family resiliency. Among adolescents aged 14–16 years and their families in India and Kenya, we collected socio-demographics and audio records of delivery and undertook a process evaluation. Due to COVID-19, we developed a hybrid intervention. The facilitators and participants preferred the in-person model. India: Of 17 families, 10 fully completed the intervention. They identified three critical components: 1) story-telling, 2) cooperation and working together and 3) expressing feelings. Kenya: All 15 families completed the intervention. Critical elements were 1) seeing social value in learning to make good decisions, 2) promoting an optimistic view of life, 3) hearing stories that resonated with their situation and 4) enhancing family performance through knowledge-building. We mapped the active ingredients, showing fidelity and acceptability. The intervention showed promising A&F parameters. Flexibility and local adaptation were important for delivery.
Volume 11 - 2024
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Acceptability and feasibility of a brief intervention to enhance resilience among young people and their families in India and Kenya
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- 18 October 2024, e86
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Peer counseling for perinatal depression in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review
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Interventions for improving adherence to psychological treatments for common mental disorders: a systematic review
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The role that USAID and other development funders play in furthering mental health research
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Introducing community-based mental health support in Serbia: A qualitative study on experiences and needs of long-term psychiatric users
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Perceptions of healthcare workers on linkage between depression and hypertension in northern Ghana: a qualitative study
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- 10 October 2024, e79
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Measuring Caribbean stress and resilient coping: Psychometric properties of the PSS-10 and BRCS in a multi-country study during the COVID-19 pandemic
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- 11 October 2024, e77
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Therapeutic patient education for severe mental disorders: A systematic review
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Identifying contextual barriers and facilitators in implementing non-specialist interventions for mental health in Sri Lanka: A qualitative study with mental health workers and community members
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- 08 October 2024, e76
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Psychological interventions for children with emotional and behavioral difficulties aged 5–12 years: An evidence review
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Digital mental health interventions for treating mental disorders in young people based in low-and middle-income countries: A systematic review of the literature
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The unmet need for mental health support among persons with disabilities in Somalia: Principal correlates and barriers to access
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“I was also trying to protect myself and save my life,” experiences of people living with severe mental illness and their caregivers regarding COVID-19 response in Uganda
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- 30 May 2024, e72
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Father’s involvement associated with rural children’s depression and anxiety: A large-scale analysis based on data from seven provinces in China
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Establishing partnerships with people with lived experience of mental illness for stigma reduction in low- and middle-income settings
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Nurturing families: A feasibility randomised controlled trial of a whole-family intervention with vulnerable families in Jordan – ERRATUM
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Research breakdowns: A constructive critique of research practice involving grief, trauma and displaced people
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The relationship between internet gaming disorder, sleeping quality, self-compassion, physical activity participation and psychological distress: A path analysis
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Exploring preference for delivery methods for a psychosocial intervention for prenatal anxiety: A qualitative study from a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan
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Scaling up the task-sharing of psychological therapies: A formative study of the PEERS smartphone application for supervision and quality assurance in rural India – CORRIGENDUM
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