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Trial reportGlobal health action2025

Effectiveness of a resilience, gender equity and mental health group intervention for young people living in informal urban communities in North India: a cluster randomized controlled trial.

Varadharajan Srinivasan, Miguel San Sebastián, Samson Rana, Pooja Bhatt, Greg Armstrong, Smita Deshpande, Kaaren Mathias

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Varadharajan SrinivasanProject Burans, Herbertpur Christian Hospital (Emmanuel Hospital Association), New Delhi, India.ORCID 0000-0001-7072-0431
Miguel San SebastiánDepartment of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0001-7234-3510
Samson RanaProject Burans, Herbertpur Christian Hospital (Emmanuel Hospital Association), New Delhi, India.
Pooja BhattProject Burans, Herbertpur Christian Hospital (Emmanuel Hospital Association), New Delhi, India.
Greg ArmstrongMelbourne School of Population & Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-8073-9213
Smita DeshpandeCentre of Excellence in Mental Health, ABVIMS - Dr RML Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Kaaren MathiasProject Burans, Herbertpur Christian Hospital (Emmanuel Hospital Association), New Delhi, India.ORCID 0000-0002-9607-9459

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Abstract

backgroundMental health problems are the leading cause of disease burden among young people in India. While evidence shows that youth mental health and resilience can be improved with group interventions in school settings, such an intervention has not been robustly evaluated in informal urban settings.

objectiveThis study aimed to evaluate whether the Nae Disha 3 group intervention could improve youth resilience, mental health and gender equal attitudes among disadvantaged young people from low-income urban communities in India.

methodsThis cluster randomised controlled trial used an analytic sample of 476 adolescents and young adults aged 11-25 years from randomised clusters in urban Dehradun, India. The 251 intervention group participants were 112 boys and 139 girls, and the 225 young people in the wait-control group were 101 boys and 124 girls. Five validated tools measuring resilience gender equity and mental health were filled by participants at three different points in time.

resultsDifference in difference (DiD) analysis at T2 showed that scores improved among girls in intervention group, for adjusted model, resilience (DiD = 4.12; 95% CI: 2.14, 6.09) and among boys, for resilience (DiD = 5.82; 95% CI: 1.57, 9.74).

conclusionsThe Nae Disha 3 intervention among disadvantaged urban youth moderately improved resilience for both young men and women, though it did not significantly impact mental health, self-efficacy, or gender-equal attitudes. We establish potential merit for this approach to youth mental health but recommend further research to examine active ingredients and the ideal duration of such group interventions.

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Gender EquityMental HealthResilience, PsychologicalUrban PopulationAdolescentAdultChildFemaleHumansIndiaMalePovertyYoung AdultIndiainterventionmentalresilienceYouth

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PMCPMC11792146

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