A5035150964- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Health and Conflict Studies
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Disaster Response and Management
- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
- Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Family Support in Illness
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Agriculture and Farm Safety
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights
Curtin University
2017-2024
Harvard University
2012-2024
Boston University
2017-2024
Tropical Population Health Unit
2022-2023
The University of Western Australia
2006-2019
University of Oxford
2013
There is an increasing need to deliver effective mental health services refugee children and adolescents across the United States; however, evidence base needed guide design delivery of nascent. We investigated trauma history profiles, psychopathology, associated behavioral functional indicators among war‐affected presenting for psychological treatment. From National Child Traumatic Stress Network's Core Data Set, 60 were identified (51.7% males, mean age = 13.1 years, SD 4.13). Clinical...
Background Trauma from witnessing events such as bombings and killings well direct victimization or participation in violence has been associated with psychosocial distress poor mental health among war‐exposed children adolescents. This study examines the relationship between caregiver child internalizing (anxiety depression) symptoms over a 4‐year period postconflict Sierra Leone. Methods The sample included 118 adolescent Leonean youth (73% male; mean age = 16.5 years at Time 1) their...
Three waves of data from a prospective longitudinal study in Sierra Leone were used to examine internalizing trajectories 529 war‐affected youth (ages 10–17 at baseline; 25% female). Latent class growth analyses identified 4 trajectories: A large majority maintained lower levels problems (41.4%) or significantly improved over time (47.6%) despite very limited access care, but smaller proportions continued report severe difficulties 6 years postwar (4.5%) their symptoms worsened (6.4%)....
Most mental health services for trauma‐exposed children and adolescents were not originally developed refugees. Information is needed to help clinicians design address the consequences of trauma in refugee populations. We compared exposure, psychological distress, service utilization among refugee‐origin, immigrant‐origin, U.S.‐origin referred assessment treatment by U.S. providers National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN). used propensity score matching compare profiles, needs, use...
The COVID-19 pandemic has placed pressure on many national health-care systems worldwide. Due to the rapid surge in caseloads and resource constraints health systems, high-income settings, focus been disease screening, with those who have severe prioritised for hospitalisation. But also led an unprecedented reliance home care as one pillar of system support people confirmed or suspected COVID-19. Meanwhile, informal provision challenges faced by providers, excluding are formal paid, context...
Western Australia is a geographically diverse area and major contributor to Australia's agricultural production, however the specific challenges resources associated with farmers' mental health have not been examined. Farmers face significant such as variability in weather, unpredictable commodity markets, increasing isolation rural community populations decline. This qualitative research study adopted social constructionist epistemology explore main risk protective factors for of farmers...
Recent evidence suggests that post-conflict stressors in addition to war trauma play an important role the development of psychopathology.To investigate whether daily mediate association between exposure and symptoms post-traumatic stress depression among war-affected youth.Standardised assessments were conducted with 363 Sierra Leonean youth (26.7% female, mean age 20.9, s.d. = 3.38) 6 years post-war.The extent exposures was significantly associated (P<0.05) a significant proportion...
Background Former child soldiers are at risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); however, the trajectory symptoms has yet to be examined. Aims The and protective factors associated with PTSD symptom change among former in Sierra Leone were investigated. Method Data from 243 (mean age 16.6 years, 30% female) analysed. Results Self-reported rates possible using standard cut-off points declined 32% 16% 4 years later ( P <0.05). Symptoms baseline significantly war experiences...
Organised violence, persecution, and community instability cause millions of children to flee their native countries every year. About 7·6 million people were newly displaced by conflict or persecution in 20121UNHCRDisplacement: the new 21st century challenge. UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Geneva2013Google Scholar (the highest number a decade), which approximately half younger than 18 years. Regions prone disaster adversity often have disproportionately young populations, thus larger...
To assess the state of community disaster preparedness Hong Kong residents and to identify factors associated with adequate behaviors.
Background Worldwide, over one billion children and adolescents live in war‐affected settings. At present, only limited research has investigated linkages between disrupted social ecology adverse mental health outcomes among youth. In this study, we examine three community‐level characteristics – disorder collective efficacy within the community, as reported by caregivers, perceived stigma youth relation to externalizing behaviors internalizing symptoms male female former child soldiers...
This is the first large-scale empirical study examining impact of sea-level rise induced by climate change on mental health outcomes among coastal communities. The focuses Bangladesh, a country severely affected salinity ingress, flood risks, and agricultural damage due to changes. Participants (
Although declining in all other age groups, AIDS-related deaths among adolescents are increasing. In the context of HIV, mental health problems associated with negative outcomes, including non-adherence to life-saving ART. For effective programming it is essential identify factors psychological outcomes this population. Adopting a socioecological perspective, we aimed correlates internalising and externalising symptoms large, representative sample South African living HIV. HIV-positive (n =...
Mainstream Australian mental health services are failing Aboriginal young people. Despite investing resources, improvements in well-being have not materialised. Culturally and age appropriate ways of working needed to improve service access responsiveness. This Aboriginal-led study brings Elders, people youth staff together build relationships co-design models evaluation tools. Currently, three Western the Perth metropolitan area two regional with local Elders their capacity for culturally...