Yu, R;
Perera, C;
Sharma, M;
Ipince, A;
Bakrania, S;
Shokraneh, F;
Sepulveda, JSM;
(2023)
Child and adolescent mental health and psychosocial support interventions: An evidence and gap map of low- and middle-income countries.
Campbell Systematic Reviews
, 19
(3)
, Article e1349. 10.1002/cl2.1349.
Preview |
Text
Child and adolescent mental health and psychosocial support interventions An evidence and gap map of low- and middle-income .pdf - Other Download (4MB) | Preview |
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Mental disorders affect about one in seven children and adolescents worldwide. Investment in effective child and adolescent mental health prevention, promotion and care is essential. To date, however, the evidence from this field is yet to be comprehensively collected and mapped. OBJECTIVES: The objective of this evidence and gap map (EGM) is to provide an overview of the existing evidence on the effectiveness of interventions aimed at promoting mental health and reducing or preventing mental health conditions among children and adolescents in lower-middle-income countries (LMICs). SEARCH METHODS: We searched for studies from a wide range of bibliographic databases, libraries and websites. All searches were conducted in December 2021 and covered the period between 2010 and 2021. SELECTION CRITERIA: We included evidence on the effectiveness of any Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) interventions targeting children and adolescents from 0 to 19 years of age in LMICs. The map includes systematic reviews and effectiveness studies in the form of randomised control trials and quasi-experimental studies, and mixed-methods studies with a focus on intervention effectiveness. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS: A total of 63,947 records were identified after the search. A total of 19,578 records were removed using machine learning. A total of 7545 records were screened independently and simultaneously by four reviewers based on title and abstract and 2721 full texts were assessed for eligibility. The EGM includes 697 studies and reviews that covered 78 LMICs.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Child and adolescent mental health and psychosocial support interventions: An evidence and gap map of low- and middle-income countries |
| Location: | United States |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1002/cl2.1349 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cl2.1349 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2023 UNICEF Innocenti - Global Office of Research and Foresight. Campbell Systematic Reviews published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of The Campbell Collaboration. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Health Informatics |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10190696 |
Archive Staff Only
 |
View Item |
