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ArticlePsychiatric services (Washington, D.C.)2021

Youth Functioning and Organizational Success for West African Regional Development (Youth FORWARD): Study Protocol.

Theresa S Betancourt, Nathan Hansen, Jordan Farrar, Ryan C Borg, Tamora Callands, Alethea Desrosiers, Cara M Antonaccio, Makeda J Williams, Joseph Bangura, Robert T Brennan

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Article in Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Theresa S BetancourtSchool of Social Work, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Betancourt, Farrar, Borg, Desrosiers, Antonaccio, Brennan); College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens (Hansen, Callands); National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), Bethesda, Maryland (Williams); Caritas Freetown, Freetown, Sierra Leone (Bangura); Women's Study Research Center, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts (Brennan).
Nathan HansenSchool of Social Work, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Betancourt, Farrar, Borg, Desrosiers, Antonaccio, Brennan); College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens (Hansen, Callands); National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), Bethesda, Maryland (Williams); Caritas Freetown, Freetown, Sierra Leone (Bangura); Women's Study Research Center, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts (Brennan).
Jordan FarrarSchool of Social Work, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Betancourt, Farrar, Borg, Desrosiers, Antonaccio, Brennan); College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens (Hansen, Callands); National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), Bethesda, Maryland (Williams); Caritas Freetown, Freetown, Sierra Leone (Bangura); Women's Study Research Center, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts (Brennan).
Ryan C BorgSchool of Social Work, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Betancourt, Farrar, Borg, Desrosiers, Antonaccio, Brennan); College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens (Hansen, Callands); National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), Bethesda, Maryland (Williams); Caritas Freetown, Freetown, Sierra Leone (Bangura); Women's Study Research Center, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts (Brennan).
Tamora CallandsSchool of Social Work, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Betancourt, Farrar, Borg, Desrosiers, Antonaccio, Brennan); College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens (Hansen, Callands); National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), Bethesda, Maryland (Williams); Caritas Freetown, Freetown, Sierra Leone (Bangura); Women's Study Research Center, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts (Brennan).
Alethea DesrosiersSchool of Social Work, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Betancourt, Farrar, Borg, Desrosiers, Antonaccio, Brennan); College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens (Hansen, Callands); National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), Bethesda, Maryland (Williams); Caritas Freetown, Freetown, Sierra Leone (Bangura); Women's Study Research Center, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts (Brennan).
Cara M AntonaccioSchool of Social Work, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Betancourt, Farrar, Borg, Desrosiers, Antonaccio, Brennan); College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens (Hansen, Callands); National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), Bethesda, Maryland (Williams); Caritas Freetown, Freetown, Sierra Leone (Bangura); Women's Study Research Center, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts (Brennan).
Makeda J WilliamsSchool of Social Work, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Betancourt, Farrar, Borg, Desrosiers, Antonaccio, Brennan); College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens (Hansen, Callands); National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), Bethesda, Maryland (Williams); Caritas Freetown, Freetown, Sierra Leone (Bangura); Women's Study Research Center, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts (Brennan).
Joseph BanguraSchool of Social Work, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Betancourt, Farrar, Borg, Desrosiers, Antonaccio, Brennan); College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens (Hansen, Callands); National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), Bethesda, Maryland (Williams); Caritas Freetown, Freetown, Sierra Leone (Bangura); Women's Study Research Center, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts (Brennan).
Robert T BrennanSchool of Social Work, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Betancourt, Farrar, Borg, Desrosiers, Antonaccio, Brennan); College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens (Hansen, Callands); National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), Bethesda, Maryland (Williams); Caritas Freetown, Freetown, Sierra Leone (Bangura); Women's Study Research Center, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts (Brennan).

Funding

Youth FORWARD: Capacity Building in Alternate Delivery Platforms and Implementation Models for Bringing Evidence-Based Behavioral Interventions to Scale for Youth Facing Adversity in West AfricaU19MH109989 · NIMH · HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH · PI BETANCOURT, THERESA STICHICK, HANSEN, NATHAN B · 2016 to 2021
$2.6M
NIMH NIH HHS U19 MH109989
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis article describes the incorporation of an evidence-based mental health intervention, the Youth Readiness Intervention (YRI), into a youth entrepreneurship training program in Sierra Leone. A collaborative team approach (CTA) was used as the implementation strategy to address the human resource shortage and related challenges associated with capacity and access to care.

methodsA cluster randomized quasi-experimental pilot trial (N=175) was conducted in one rural district of Sierra Leone. Pilot data assessed implementation feasibility and clinical effectiveness when using a CTA. A larger hybrid type-2 effectiveness-implementation cluster randomized trial is underway (N=1,151) in three rural districts. Findings on feasibility and fidelity, barriers and facilitators influencing the integration of the YRI into the entrepreneurship program, and clinical effectiveness of the YRI are of interest.

resultsFindings from the pilot study indicated that the YRI can be implemented within a youth entrepreneurship program and provide mental health benefits to youths at high risk of emotion dysregulation and interpersonal deficits. Pilot findings informed the ongoing, larger hybrid type-2 trial to understand barriers and facilitators of the CTA and clinical effectiveness of the YRI within youth employment programming. NEXT STEPS: In fragile postconflict settings, innovative approaches are needed to address the mental health treatment gap. Findings from this study will support efforts by the government of Sierra Leone and its partners to address human resource challenges and increase access to evidence-based mental health services.

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Mental Health ServicesAdolescentHumansMental HealthPilot ProjectsPsychotherapyRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSierra LeoneAlternative delivery platformscollaborative team approachlow- and middle-income countriesmental health treatment gapQuality improvementyouth employment/youth entrepreneurship

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PMID33291974
PMCPMC11870143

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