Facilitators and barriers to participation and scale-up of a non-specialist delivered psychological intervention for adolescents in low-resourced settings: a process evaluation

Authors: Alissa M. Terp, Rand Habashneh, Felicity L. Brown, Adnan Abualhaija, Ibrahim S. Aqel, Maha Ghatasheh, Richard Bryant, Mark J. D. Jordans, Aiysha Malik, Ellenor Mittendorfer-Rutz, Aemal Akhtar

Source: BMC Public Health, Vol 25, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2025)

Subject Terms: Psychological intervention, Mental health, Refugees, Adolescents, Low- and middle-income countries, Humanitarian emergencies, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2458

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Barriers and enablers to a coordinated MHPSS response in Lebanon: A case study of the MHPSS Taskforce

Authors: Rozane El Masri, Thurayya Zreik, Sandy Chaar, Rayane Ali, Joseph Elias, Bassel Meksassi, Felicity L. Brown, Ibrahim Bou-Orm, Martin McKee, Michele Asmar, Bayard Roberts, Michelle Lokot, Rabih El Chammay

Source: SSM - Mental Health, Vol 6, Iss , Pp 100354- (2024)

Subject Terms: MHPSS, Governance, Lebanon, Refugees, Humanitarian, Mental healing, RZ400-408, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666560324000598; https://doaj.org/toc/2666-5603

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Validation of Arabic versions of the child psychosocial distress screener and pediatric symptom checklist for young adolescents living in vulnerable communities in Lebanon

Authors: Felicity L. Brown, Frederik Steen, Karine Taha, Gabriela V. Koppenol-Gonzalez, May Aoun, Richard Bryant, Mark J D. Jordans

Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2024)

Subject Terms: Child psychosocial distress screener, Pediatric symptom checklist, Psychosocial screening, Lebanon, Validation, Adolescence, Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry, RC321-571

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1752-4458

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Coaching-Observing-Reflecting-Engaging: An Intervention for the Development of Teacher Wellbeing

Authors: April R. Coetzee, Felicity L. Brown, Vania Alves, J. Lawrence Aber, Juliana Cordoba, Mark J. D. Jordans

Source: Journal on Education in Emergencies, Vol 10, Iss 1, p 170 (2025)

Subject Terms: Special aspects of education, LC8-6691

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Relation: https://archive.nyu.edu/handle/2451/74861; https://doaj.org/toc/2518-6833

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Parenting and family interventions in lower and middle-income countries for child and adolescent mental health: A systematic review

Authors: Tania Bosqui, Anas Mayya, Sally Farah, Zahraa Shaito, Mark J.D. Jordans, Gloria Pedersen, Theresa S. Betancourt, Alan Carr, Michael Donnelly, Felicity L. Brown

Source: Comprehensive Psychiatry, Vol 132, Iss , Pp 152483- (2024)

Subject Terms: Child, Adolescents, Family, Parenting, Psychosocial interventions, Low- and middle-income countries, Psychiatry, RC435-571

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0010440X24000348; https://doaj.org/toc/0010-440X

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Health system responsiveness to the mental health needs of Syrian refugees: mixed-methods rapid appraisals in eight host countries in Europe and the Middle East [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 2 approved with reservations]

Authors: Aniek Woodward, Alexandra S. Barry, Daniela C. Fuhr, Egbert Sondorp, Dina Balabanova, Pierre Pratley, Marjolein A. Dieleman, Martin McKee, Samantha F. Schoenberger, Ceren Acarturk, Aemal Akhtar, Zeynep Ilkkursun, Richard Bryant, Christine Knaevelsrud, Sebastian Burchert, Frederik Steen, Felicity L. Brown, Naser Morina, Julia Spaaij, Marit Sijbrandij, Anne M. de Graaff, Bayard Roberts, Pim Cuijpers

Source: Open Research Europe, Vol 3 (2024)

Subject Terms: health system responsiveness, mental health, Syrian refugees, Europe, Middle East, comparative study, eng, Science, Social Sciences

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Relation: https://open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/3-14/v2; https://doaj.org/toc/2732-5121

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Twelve-month follow-up of a controlled trial of a brief behavioural intervention to reduce psychological distress in young adolescent Syrian refugees

Authors: Richard A. Bryant, Rand Habashneh, Maha Ghatasheh, Aiysha Malik, Ibrahim Said Aqel, Katie S. Dawson, Sarah Watts, Mark J. D. Jordans, Felicity L. Brown, Mark van Ommeren, Aemal Akhtar

Source: Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, Vol 33 (2024)

Subject Terms: adolescents, controlled trial, internalising, psychological treatment, refugees, Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry, RC321-571, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2045796024000817/type/journal_article; https://doaj.org/toc/2045-7960; https://doaj.org/toc/2045-7979

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Nurturing families: A feasibility randomised controlled trial of a whole-family intervention with vulnerable families in Jordan

Authors: Felicity L. Brown, Hind Yousef, Alexandra C.E. Bleile, Hadeel Mansour, Anna Barrett, Maha Ghatasheh, Eve S. Puffer, Zeinab Mansour, Karam Hayef, Samer Kurdi, Qaasim Ali, Wietse A. Tol, Aala El-Khani, Rachel Calam, Hana Abu Hassan, Mark J.D. Jordans

Source: Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health, Vol 11 (2024)

Subject Terms: family interventions, mental health, Jordan, refugee, pilot randomised controlled trial, Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry, RC321-571

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Relation: https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2054425124000438/type/journal_article; https://doaj.org/toc/2054-4251

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Psychological interventions for children with emotional and behavioral difficulties aged 5–12 years: An evidence review

Authors: Felicity L. Brown, Catherine Lee, Chiara Servili, Ann Willhoite, Mark Van Ommeren, Zeinab Hijazi, Berit Kieselbach, Sarah Skeen

Source: Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health, Vol 11 (2024)

Subject Terms: child and adolescent, mental health, psychological interventions, low- and middle-income countries, literature review, Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry, RC321-571

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Relation: https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2054425124000578/type/journal_article; https://doaj.org/toc/2054-4251

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Feasibility randomised controlled trial of the Early Adolescent Skills for Emotions psychological intervention with young adolescents in Lebanon

Authors: Felicity L. Brown, Karine Taha, Frederik Steen, Jeremy Kane, Aviva Gillman, May Aoun, Aiysha Malik, Richard Bryant, Marit Sijbrandij, Rabih El Chammay, Chiara Servili, Mark van Ommeren, Aemal Akhtar, Edwina Zoghbi, EASE Intervention Development, Training Team, Mark J. D. Jordans, on behalf of the STRENGTHS Consortium

Source: BMC Psychiatry, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-18 (2023)

Subject Terms: Feasibility trial, Psychological intervention, Refugee mental health, Young adolescents, Psychiatry, RC435-571

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1471-244X

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Ensuring equity in mental health and psychosocial support during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond

Authors: Andrea Armijos, Annie G. Bonz, Felicity L. Brown, Danielle Charlet, Flora Cohen, M. Claire Greene, Sabrina Hermosilla, Leah E. James, Karine Le Roch, MHPSS Implementation Science Learning Collaborative

Source: Conflict and Health, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2023)

Subject Terms: Mental health, Psychosocial support, COVID-19, Adaptations, Equity, Disparities, Special situations and conditions, RC952-1245, Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid, RC86-88.9

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1752-1505

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Evaluation of the Early Adolescent Skills for Emotions (EASE) intervention in Lebanon: A randomized controlled trial

Authors: Mark J.D. Jordans, Felicity L. Brown, Jeremy Kane, Karine Taha, Frederik Steen, Rayane Ali, Joseph Elias, Bassel Meksassi, May Aoun, Claire M. Greene, Aiysha Malik, Aemal Akhtar, Mark van Ommeren, Marit Sijbrandij, Richard Bryant

Source: Comprehensive Psychiatry, Vol 127, Iss , Pp 152424- (2023)

Subject Terms: Randomized controlled trial, Psychological intervention, Refugee mental health, Adolescents, Lebanon, Psychiatry, RC435-571

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0010440X23000615; https://doaj.org/toc/0010-440X

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Family systemic psychosocial support for at-risk adolescents in Lebanon: study protocol for a multi-site randomised controlled trial

Authors: Felicity L. Brown, Tania Bosqui, Joseph Elias, Sally Farah, Anas Mayya, Diana Abo Nakkoul, Bryony Walsh, Sarah Chreif, Ahmad Einein, Bassel Meksassi, Roula Abi Saad, Hady Naal, Maliki E. Ghossainy, Michael Donnelly, Theresa S. Betancourt, Alan Carr, Eve Puffer, Rabih El Chammay, Mark J. D. Jordans

Source: Trials, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2022)

Subject Terms: Psychological intervention, Family therapy, Mental health and psychosocial support, Randomised controlled trial, Study protocol, Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), Medicine (General), R5-920

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1745-6215

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Acceptability and feasibility of the World Health Organization's Caregiver Skills Training Programme (WHO CST) delivered via eLearning, videoconferencing, and in-person hybrid modalities in Hong Kong

Authors: Janet Siu-Ping Lau, Simon Man-Kin Lai, Florence To-Sau Ip, Paul Wai-Ching Wong, WHO CST Team, Chiara Servili, Erica Salomone, Laura Pacione, Stephanie Shire, Felicity L. Brown

Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry, Vol 13 (2022)

Subject Terms: World Health Organization's Caregiver Skills Training Programme, WHO CST, eLearning, videoconferencing, in-person, developmental delays or disabilities, Psychiatry, RC435-571

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.915263/full; https://doaj.org/toc/1664-0640

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Planning the scale up of brief psychological interventions using theory of change

Authors: Daniela C. Fuhr, Ceren Acarturk, Marit Sijbrandij, Felicity L. Brown, Mark J. D. Jordans, Aniek Woodward, Michael McGrath, Egbert Sondorp, Peter Ventevogel, Zeynep Ikkursun, Rabih El Chammay, Pim Cuijpers, Bayard Roberts

Source: BMC Health Services Research, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2020)

Subject Terms: Scaling up, Brief psychological interventions, Common mental disorders, Conflict-affected populations, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-020-05677-6; https://doaj.org/toc/1472-6963

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Early Adolescent Skills for Emotions (EASE) intervention for the treatment of psychological distress in adolescents: study protocol for randomised controlled trials in Lebanon and Jordan

Authors: Felicity L. Brown, Frederik Steen, Karine Taha, May Aoun, Richard A. Bryant, Mark J. D. Jordans, Aiysha Malik, Mark van Ommeren, Adnan Abualhaija, Ibrahim Said Aqel, Maha Ghatasheh, Rand Habashneh, Marit Sijbrandij, Rabih El Chammay, Sarah Watts, Aemal Akhtar, on behalf of the STRENGTHS-consortium

Source: Trials, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2019)

Subject Terms: Psychological intervention, Randomised controlled trial, Study protocol, Low and middle income countries, Humanitarian emergencies, Armed conflict, Medicine (General), R5-920

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Relation: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-019-3654-3; https://doaj.org/toc/1745-6215

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Correction to: Early Adolescent Skills for Emotions (EASE) intervention for the treatment of psychological distress in adolescents: study protocol for randomised controlled trials in Lebanon and Jordan

Authors: Felicity L. Brown, Frederik Steen, Karine Taha, May Aoun, Richard A. Bryant, Mark J. D. Jordans, Aiysha Malik, Mark van Ommeren, Adnan Abualhaija, Ibrahim Said Aqel, Maha Ghatasheh, Rand Habashneh, Marit Sijbrandij, Rabih El Chammay, Sarah Watts, Aemal Akhtar, on behalf of the STRENGTHS-consortium

Source: Trials, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-3 (2019)

Subject Terms: Medicine (General), R5-920

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Relation: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-019-3717-5; https://doaj.org/toc/1745-6215

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A Proof-of-Concept Study of Can't Wait to Learn: A Digital Game-Based Learning Program for Out-of-School Children in Lebanon

Authors: Jasmine S. Turner, Karine Taha, Nisreen Ibrahim, Koen I. Neijenhuijs, Eyad Hallak, Kate Radford, Hester Stubbé-Alberts, Thomas de Hoop, Mark J. D. Jordans, Felicity L. Brown

Source: Journal on Education in Emergencies, Vol 8, Iss 1, p 76 (2022)

Subject Terms: Special aspects of education, LC8-6691

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Relation: https://archive.nyu.edu/handle/2451/63607; https://doaj.org/toc/2518-6833

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The Cultural and Contextual Adaptation Process of an Intervention to Reduce Psychological Distress in Young Adolescents Living in Lebanon

Authors: Felicity L. Brown, May Aoun, Karine Taha, Frederik Steen, Pernille Hansen, Martha Bird, Katie S. Dawson, Sarah Watts, Rabih el Chammay, Marit Sijbrandij, Aiysha Malik, Mark J. D. Jordans

Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry, Vol 11 (2020)

Subject Terms: psychological intervention, cultural adaptation, low- and middle-income countries, humanitarian emergencies, armed conflict, adolescents, Psychiatry, RC435-571

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00212/full; https://doaj.org/toc/1664-0640

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Participation by conflict-affected and forcibly displaced communities in humanitarian healthcare responses: A systematic review

Authors: Ella Rass, Michelle Lokot, Felicity L. Brown, Daniela C. Fuhr, Michèle Kosremelli Asmar, James Smith, Martin McKee, Ibrahim Bou Orm, Joumana Stephan Yeretzian, Bayard Roberts

Source: Journal of Migration and Health, Vol 1, Iss , Pp 100026- (2020)

Subject Terms: Participation, Community, Refugees, Migration, War, Health, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270, Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration, JV1-9480

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266662352030026X; https://doaj.org/toc/2666-6235

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