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Community-Based Caregiver and Family Interventions to Support the Mental Health of Orphans and Vulnerable Children: Review and Future Directions
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Penner, Francesca; Sharp, Carla; Marais, Lochner; Shohet, Cilly; Givon, Deborah; Boivin, Michael – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2020
The goal of this paper was to conduct a review of studies from 2008 to 2019 that evaluated community-based caregiver or family interventions to support the mental health of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in sub-Saharan Africa, across four domains: (a) study methodology, (b) cultural adaptation and community participation, (c) intervention…
Descriptors: Intervention, Child Caregivers, Family (Sociological Unit), Mental Health
A Pilot Study Evaluating Care Staffs' Perceptions of Their Experience of Psychological Consultation within a Mental Health Setting
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Evans, Kathryn; Law, Heather; Turner, Roisin Elizabeth; Rogers, Andrew; Cohen, Keren – Child Care in Practice, 2011
The aim of this study was to conduct a preliminary evaluation of a mental health consultation process provided to staff working in residential care settings for young people. Using a semi-structured interview approach, qualitative information was gathered from six participants about their experiences of the consultation. A thematic analysis of the…
Descriptors: Residential Care, Mental Health, Consultation Programs, Interviews
Using Community Health Workers in Community-Based Growth Promotion: What Stakeholders Think
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Afulani, Patience A.; Awoonor-Williams, John K.; Opoku, Ernest C.; Asunka, Joseph – Health Education Research, 2012
The Nutrition and Malaria Control for Child Survival Project is a community-based growth promotion project that utilizes Community Health Workers (CHWs), referred to as Community Child Growth Promoters (CCGPs), as the principal change agents. The purpose of this study was to identify perceptions of key stakeholders about the project and the role…
Descriptors: Health Programs, Stakeholders, Public Health, Health Personnel
Extra-team Connections for Knowledge Transfer between Staff Teams
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Ramanadhan, Shoba; Wiecha, Jean L.; Emmons, Karen M.; Gortmaker, Steven L.; Viswanath, Kasisomayajula – Health Education Research, 2009
As organizations implement novel health promotion programs across multiple sites, they face great challenges related to knowledge management. Staff social networks may be a useful medium for transferring program-related knowledge in multi-site implementation efforts. To study this potential, we focused on the role of extra-team connections (ties…
Descriptors: Knowledge Management, Health Promotion, Social Networks, Communication Strategies
Prevention: Promise or Premise? A Training Program in the Primary Prevention of Childhood Mental Disorders.
Kane, Ruth P.; And Others – Journal of Children in Contemporary Society, 1982
Describes the design, implementation, and evaluation of a training program in the primary prevention of childhood mental disorders for caregivers, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health. Cites the program's positive impact, as measured by increases in participants' knowledge and skills. (Author/MJL)
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Children, Community Programs, Federal Programs
The Early Childhood Mental Health Project: Child Care Center Consultation in Action.
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Johns, Brian – 2003
Based on the view that promoting the emotional wellness of young children and fostering secure, warm relationships between chidren and their teachers are critical to healthy early development, the Jewish Family and Children's Services (JFCS)/Parents Place collaborated with the City and County of San Francisco's Community Mental Health Division and…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), At Risk Persons, Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Care