Conducting global mental health research
Lessons learned from Kenya
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15700511 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Akash R Wasil (0000-0002-0326-0364, University of Pennsylvania), Tom L Osborn (0000-0002-9092-1035), Katherine E Venturo-Conerly (0000-0003-3559-2491, Harvard University), Christine Wasanga (0000-0003-4222-9471, Kenyatta University, corresponding author), John R Weisz (0000-0002-5560-6814, Harvard University) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Pages | e8-e8 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cambridge Prisms Global Mental Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2054-4251 • E-ISSN: 2054-4251 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/gmh.2021.7 |
| PMID | 34026238 |
| OpenAlex | W3134356164 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 20 |
Mental health disorders are prevalent among youth and adolescents in low- and middle-income countries, and access to evidence-based treatments is poor. Although there is a great need for high-quality research to serve young people in low- and middle-income countries, there is limited guidance available for researchers who wish to conduct such work. Here, we describe our process of conducting school-based youth mental health work in Kenya over the last several years. We focus on five key lessons we learned that could guide future global mental health work with youth: (a) reducing stigma with strengths-focused interventions, (b) expanding access by working in schools, (c) generating buy-in from local stakeholders, (d) adapting the intervention via multicultural collaboration, and (e) applying insights from low- and middle-income countries to serve young people in high-income countries. We conclude by discussing how these lessons, and those shared by other teams, can be applied to help reduce the treatment gap for young people around the world
Business · Developing country · Economic growth · Focus group · Global health · Global mental health · Intervention (counseling · Low and middle income countries · Medical education · Mental health · Political science · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Public health · Public relations · Stigma (botany · Work (physics · Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Nursing · Psychology · Marketing
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 1.33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |