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creators_name: Dickson, Kelly
creators_name: Ko, Sum Yue Jessica
creators_name: Nguyen, Celine
creators_name: Minchenko, Dayana
creators_name: Bangpan, Mukdarut
title: Mental health and psychosocial support programmes for displaced populations in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs): A systematic review of process, perspectives and experiences
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divisions: UCL
divisions: B16
divisions: B14
divisions: J81
divisions: K27
keywords: Mental health; displacement; low income
countries; global mental health deliver
note: This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution and reproduction, provided the original article is properly cited.
abstract: Displacement exerts an ongoing negative impact on people's mental health. The majority of displaced populations are hosted in the global south, yet there is a paucity of evidence synthesis on the implementation of mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) programmes in those contexts. We undertook a systematic review of factors influencing the delivery and receipt of MHPSS programmes for displaced populations in low- and middle-income countries to address this gap. A comprehensive search of 12 bibliographic databases, 25 websites and citation checking were undertaken. Studies published in English from 2013 onwards were included if they contained evidence on the perspectives of adults or children who had engaged in, or programmes providers involved in delivering, MHPSS programmes. Fifteen studies were critically appraised and synthesised. Studies considered programme safety as a proxy for acceptability. Other acceptability themes included stigma, culture and gender. Barriers to the accessibility of MHPSS programmes included language, lack of literacy of programme recipients and location of services. To enhance success, future delivery of MHPSS programmes should address gender and cultural norms to limit mental health stigma. Attention should also be given to designing flexible programmes that take into consideration location and language barriers to ensure they maximise accessibility.
date: 2024-05-06
date_type: published
publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
official_url: https://doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2024.56
oa_status: green
full_text_type: pub
language: eng
primo: open
primo_central: open_green
verified: verified_manual
elements_id: 2278029
doi: 10.1017/gmh.2024.56
medium: Electronic-eCollection
pii: S2054425124000566
lyricists_name: Dickson, Kelly
lyricists_name: Bangpan, Mukdarut
lyricists_name: Ko, Sum Yue
lyricists_id: KEDIC22
lyricists_id: MBANG28
lyricists_id: SYKOX65
actors_name: Bangpan, Mukdarut
actors_id: MBANG28
actors_role: owner
funding_acknowledgements: [Oxfam/Feinstein]
full_text_status: public
publication: Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health
volume: 11
article_number: e62
pages: 14
event_location: England
issn: 2054-4251
citation:        Dickson, Kelly;    Ko, Sum Yue Jessica;    Nguyen, Celine;    Minchenko, Dayana;    Bangpan, Mukdarut;      (2024)    Mental health and psychosocial support programmes for displaced populations in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs): A systematic review of process, perspectives and experiences.                   Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health , 11     , Article e62.  10.1017/gmh.2024.56 <https://doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2024.56>.       Green open access   
 
document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10204440/1/Mental%20health%20and%20psychosocial%20support%20programmes%20for%20displaced%20populations%20in%20low-%20and%20middle-income%20countries%20%28LMICs%29%20A%20sy.pdf