Implementing task-shared child and adolescent psychological interventions in low-and middle-income countries: A scoping review

AL Rose, HE Jack, C Wan, E Toloza… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Objective Effective “task shared,” or nonspecialist delivered, psychological interventions for
children and adolescents have been developed or adapted in low-and middle-income …

[HTML][HTML] Measurement and assessment of fidelity and competence in nonspecialist-delivered, evidence-based behavioral and mental health interventions: a …

L Bond, E Simmons, EL Sabbath - SSM-Population Health, 2022 - Elsevier
Nonspecialists have increasingly been used to deliver evidence-based, mental health and
behavioral interventions in lower resource settings where there is a dearth of specialized …

Global Is local: leveraging global mental-health methods to promote equity and address disparities in the United States

A Giusto, HE Jack, JF Magidson… - Clinical …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Structural barriers perpetuate mental-health disparities for minoritized US populations;
global mental health (GMH) takes an interdisciplinary approach to increasing mental-health …

A community-embedded implementation model for mental-health interventions: Reaching the hardest to reach

ES Puffer, D Ayuku - Perspectives on Psychological Science, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The mental-health-care treatment gap remains very large in low-resource communities, both
within high-income countries and globally in low-and middle-income countries. Existing …

Factors Associated with Nonspecialist Quality of Delivery within a Family Strengthening Intervention in Rwanda: A Parallel Latent Growth Model

L Bond, M Placencio-Castro, W Byansi, E Puffer… - Prevention …, 2025 - Springer
In task-shared, mental health, and psychosocial support interventions, monitoring the quality
of delivery (fidelity and competence) of nonspecialist providers is critical. Quality of delivery …

Family functioning and mental health changes following a family therapy intervention in Kenya: A pilot trial

ES Puffer, E Friis Healy, EP Green, A M. Giusto… - Journal of child and …, 2020 - Springer
Family-based interventions offer a promising avenue for addressing chronic negative family
interactions that contribute to lasting consequences, including family violence and the onset …

A mixed methods exploration of the role of multi-family groups in community treatment of patients with depression and anxiety in Pakistan

S Saleem, A Baig, S Sajun, V Bird, S Priebe… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Background An open, non-controlled trial was conducted to explore the feasibility,
experiences and outcomes of multi-family groups in community mental health care of …

Mechanisms of change for a family intervention in Kenya: an integrated clinical and implementation mapping approach

A Giusto, EA Friis-Healy, BN Kaiser, D Ayuku… - Behaviour research and …, 2022 - Elsevier
To increase cultural relevance and maximize access for historically underserved
populations, there is a need to explore mechanisms underlying treatment outcomes during …

Family strengthening in the context of COVID-19: adapting a community-based intervention from Kenya to the United States

ES Puffer, SL Johnson, KN Quick, AD Rieder… - Prevention …, 2024 - Springer
COVID-19 led to widespread disruption of services that promote family well-being. Families
impacted most were those already experiencing disparities due to structural and systemic …

Assessing ad-hoc adaptations' alignment with therapeutic goals: a qualitative study of lay counselor-delivered family therapy in Eldoret, Kenya

BN Kaiser, J Kaufman, JT Wall, EAF Healy… - Implementation Science …, 2023 - Springer
Background A key question in implementation science is how to balance adaptation and
fidelity in translating interventions to new settings. There is growing consensus regarding the …