Trial reportInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Enhancing Teaching Recovery Techniques (TRT) with Parenting Skills: RCT of TRT + Parenting with Trauma-Affected Syrian Refugees in Lebanon Utilising Remote Training with Implications for Insecure Contexts and COVID-19.
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- School-based psychosocial interventions for refugee and conflict-affected adolescents in Middle Eastern countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of public health (Oxford, England) · 2026Pooled it
- A systematic review of MHPSS interventions targeting non-clinical Arabic-speaking refugees and/or displaced populations in the MENA region.BMJ global health · 2026Pooled it
- Psychological and social interventions for the promotion of mental health in people living in low- and middle-income countries affected by humanitarian crises.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- A systematic review of non-clinician trauma-based interventions for school-age youth.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
- Transdiagnostic psychosocial interventions to promote mental health in forcibly displaced persons: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2023Pooled it
- Impact of a Brief Family Skills Training Programme ("Strong Families") on Parenting Skills, Child Psychosocial Functioning, and Resilience in Iran: A Multisite Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Trial
- Trauma Care: Teaching Recovery Technique (TRT) to Children and Adolescent Refugees: A Systematic Review on Effectiveness.Journal of child & adolescent trauma · 2026Article
- Balancing ethical and practical dilemmas: feasibility of a cluster randomised internal pilot trial of Teaching Recovery Techniques with accompanied refugee children in Sweden.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2026Article
- The power of the social: A systematic review and meta-analysis of social interventions in Global Mental Health.PLOS mental health · 2026Article
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- A family-systemic intervention for mental health with refugees in Jordan: Protocol of a randomised controlled trial of StrongerTogether.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of community-based interventions for PTSD among youth in low- and middle-income countries affected by humanitarian emergencies: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PLOS mental health · 2026Article
- From Trauma to Resilience: A Systematic Review of Psychological Intervention Strategies for War-Affected Children and Adolescents.Avicenna journal of medicine · 2026Review
- Implementing scalable face-to-face and digital interventions among forcibly displaced persons from Ukraine in Europe: protocol of The U-RISE Project.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2025Article
- A scoping review of epidemics of substance misuse and suicide in Syria: casualties of protracted conflict and political instability.Conflict and health · 2025Article
- The feasibility and acceptability of delivering a group trauma-focused intervention to children in care.The British journal of clinical psychology · 2025Article
- Comparative efficacy and acceptability of psychosocial interventions for PTSD, depression, and anxiety in asylum seekers, refugees, and other migrant populations: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled studies.The Lancet regional health. Europe · 2025Article
- Child public health interventions for conflict-affected populations: A systematic review.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- The impact of mental health and psychosocial support programmes on children and young people's mental health in the context of humanitarian emergencies in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2024Article
- The effectiveness ofJournal of migration and health · 2024Article
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Abstract
Child psychosocial recovery interventions in humanitarian contexts often overlook the significant effect that caregivers can have on improving children's future trajectory. We enhanced the well-established, evidenced-based child trauma recovery programme Teaching Recovery Techniques (TRT) intervention with parenting sessions, i.e., TRT + Parenting (TRT + P), which aims to improve parent mental health and their ability to support their children's mental health. We describe the findings of a three-arm randomised controlled trial comparing enhanced TRT + P vs. TRT and waitlist. The primary aim was to test if children in the enhanced arm of the programme show improved child and caregiver mental health. We recruited 119 Syrian refugee children and one of their caregivers in Beqaa Valley in Lebanon. They were randomised to the TRT, TRT + P, or waitlist control group. Data were collected at baseline and 2 weeks and 12 weeks post intervention. Training of facilitators was via remote training from the United Kingdom. Results showed a highly consistent pattern, with children in the enhanced TRT + P group showing the greatest levels of improvement in behavioural and emotional difficulties compared to children in the TRT or waitlist control groups. Caregivers in the TRT + P group also reported significant reductions in depression, anxiety, and stress. Findings indicate that the addition of the evidence-based parenting skills components has the potential to enhance the effects of interventions designed to improve children's mental health in contexts of trauma, conflict, and displacement. Implications for COVID-19 remote learning are also discussed.
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