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Trial reportPsychosocial intervention2023

School-based Psychosocial Interventions' Effectiveness in Strengthening Refugee and Migrant Adolescents' Mental Health, Resilience, and Social Relations: A Four-country Cluster Randomized Study.

Caroline Spaas, Sameh Said-Metwaly, Morten Skovdal, Nina Langer Primdahl, Signe Smith Jervelund, Per Kristian Hilden, Arnfinn J Andersen, Marianne Opaas, Emma Soye, Charles Watters and 4 more

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Trial report in Psychosocial intervention, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. "The wind does not go the way the ship wants!": stress and social support in Syrian migrant adolescents.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Caroline SpaasKU Leuven University Belgium KU Leuven University, Belgium.
Sameh Said-MetwalyKU Leuven University Belgium KU Leuven University, Belgium.
Morten SkovdalUniversity of Copenhagen Denmark University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Nina Langer PrimdahlUniversity of Copenhagen Denmark University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Signe Smith JervelundUniversity of Copenhagen Denmark University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Per Kristian HildenNorwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies Oslo Norway Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, NKVTS, Oslo, Norway.
Arnfinn J AndersenNorwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies Oslo Norway Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, NKVTS, Oslo, Norway.
Marianne OpaasNorwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies Oslo Norway Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, NKVTS, Oslo, Norway.
Emma SoyeUniversity of Sussex School of Education and Social Work UK School of Education and Social Work, University of Sussex, UK.
Charles WattersUniversity of Sussex School of Education and Social Work UK School of Education and Social Work, University of Sussex, UK.
An VerelstGhent University Belgium Ghent University, Belgium.
Ilse DerluynGhent University Belgium Ghent University, Belgium.
Hilde ColpinKU Leuven University Belgium KU Leuven University, Belgium.
Lucia De HaeneKU Leuven University Belgium KU Leuven University, Belgium.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

School-based psychosocial interventions are increasingly put forward as a way to support young refugees' and migrants' well-being and mental health in resettlement. However, the evidence on these interventions' effectiveness remains scarce and scholars denounce particular gaps in the evidence to date, pointing to a lack of large-scale, controlled studies and studies including social outcome measures. This cluster randomized study aims to strengthen the evidence base on school-based psychosocial interventions for refugee and migrant youth by assessing the effect of two interventions, Classroom Drama and Welcome to School, on youth's mental health, resilience, and social relations in Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and the United Kingdom. Multilevel analyses were conducted separately for the two interventions (Classroom Drama,

Indexed as

RefugeesTransients and MigrantsAdolescentBelgiumHumansMental HealthPsychosocial InterventionMental healthMigrant youth and adolescentsRefugee youth and adolescentsSchool-based psychosocial interventionSocial relations

Identifiers

PMID37691715
PMCPMC10484026

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