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Filter by:The RESETTLE-IDPs study aims to address a critical yet neglected issue: the mental health crisis among internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Nigeria. Due to devastating conflicts and climate disasters, over 3 million Nigerians have been forcibly uprooted from their homes and communities, seeking shelter in overcrowded camps with limited resources. The trauma of displacement, coupled with the daily stressors of uncertainty, poverty, and loss, has led to an epidemic of mental health disorders among IDPs. Recent studies reveal alarming rates of depression, anxiety, PTSD and even suicidal ideation in this vulnerable population, far surpassing the national averages. Despite the overwhelming need, a severe gap remains in access to quality, culturally-sensitive mental health care and psychosocial support services for IDPs in Nigeria. The RESETTLE-IDPs program was meticulously designed to fill this gap by providing a comprehensive, evidence-based mental health intervention tailored to the unique experiences and challenges of Nigerian IDPs. At its core, RESETTLE-IDPs is a life skills education program that empowers displaced individuals with the knowledge, skills and strategies to cope with adversity, build resilience, and work towards personal and collective healing. The program covers essential topics such as stress management, effective communication, problem-solving, emotional regulation, health and hygiene, human rights, and more, all adapted to the local language, customs and displacement context. What sets RESETTLE-IDPs apart is its innovative use of two delivery approaches: in-person facilitated peer support groups and mobile phone-enabled virtual support groups. IDP camps will be randomly assigned to receive either the in-person or mobile-based intervention over a 12-month period. In the in-person format, groups of 10-12 participants will meet weekly with a trained facilitator to discuss the life skills curriculum, share experiences, practice new techniques, and foster solidarity and mutual aid. The mobile approach will utilize interactive WhatsApp messages, and digital content to deliver the same life skills education to IDPs, supplemented by virtual group chats and tele-counseling for peer support. By comparing the two delivery methods head-to-head, the study aims to determine their relative feasibility, acceptability, efficacy, and cost-effectiveness in improving mental health outcomes among IDPs. To rigorously evaluate the impact of RESETTLE-IDPs, the research team will collect comprehensive data on participants' mental health symptoms (depression, anxiety, PTSD, wellbeing), daily functioning, social connectedness, life skills acquisition, and implementation outcomes (enrollment, engagement, fidelity, satisfaction). Assessments will occur at baseline, mid-point, immediately post-intervention, and 6-months after completion to examine both the short and long-term effects. The study purposefully focuses on IDP youth (ages 12-24) and women, as these subgroups face disproportionate adversity and risks in displacement settings. Adolescents, whose developing brains are highly sensitive to trauma, often struggle with identity formation, social isolation, and educational disruptions that can have lifelong consequences without proper support. Women IDPs contend with staggering rates of gender-based violence, sexual coercion, exploitation, and abuse in camps, leading to severe psychological distress on top of displacement trauma. By targeting these marginalized groups, RESETTLE-IDPs seeks to dismantle entrenched inequities and break cycles of suffering. If proven effective, the RESETTLE-IDPs model could transform mental health services in humanitarian crises globally. By harnessing the power of mobile technology and peer support, this innovative, scalable, and culturally-adapted intervention has the potential to reach thousands of IDPs in remote and resource-limited settings. Beyond symptom reduction, RESETTLE-IDPs aims to nurture long-term psychosocial wellbeing, self-efficacy and reintegration by empowering displaced individuals to be change agents in their own lives and communities. Ultimately, the RESETTLE-IDPs study strives to generate evidence that can inform more holistic, dignified and sustainable humanitarian responses to the global crisis of forced displacement. Instead of perpetuating dependence on short-term material aid, RESETTLE-IDPs recognizes the untapped capacity of IDP communities to be active partners in their journey from surviving to thriving. If this Nigerian experiment is successful, it could inspire a paradigm shift in how the world assists and empowers the record 103 million forcibly displaced people to find hope and healing amidst the wounds of war and disaster. In a world where climate change and conflicts continue to uproot millions each year, the promise of the RESETTLE-IDPs intervention to build resilience and restore dignity could not be more urgent or profound.
Introduction: Violence against women is the violation of human rights faced by women of all ages, cultures and education levels everywhere. It can be experienced in many different ways, either individually or socially. Aim: The study was conducted to investigate the effects of education given to university students on their attitudes towards violence against women, and their conflict and awareness levels.
This study is designed to test the effectiveness of a psychoeducation-based program to address communication and conflict resolution in families, thereby supporting mental health in children and their caregivers.
Investigators aim to test a culturally diverse and patient guided mHealth decision tool called mychoice, which allows patients to explore their concerns and questions related to clinical trial participation, as well as create a customized and personalized set of questions to enhance patient-provider communication and increase informed decision making. This study employs a mixed-methods approach using both qualitative and quantitative data to evaluate the effectiveness of the mychoice intervention for patients and to explore the provider and organizational factors that impact implementation. A randomized controlled trial will be performed with 270 participants in order to determine the acceptability and feasibility of the intervention, as well as its effects on self-efficacy in discussing clinical trial participation with providers, leading to enhanced informed decision-making. A secondary aim of the study is to evaluate the implementation of the intervention in clinical settings. Implementation evaluation will occur using surveys of medical staff whose patients are participating in the study. These surveys will assess institutional facilitators and barriers to study implementation. Investigators will also conduct cognitive de-briefing interviews after the intervention is completed with key stakeholders at the participating institutions, which will inform a larger implementation study in the future.
This study will evaluate the effectiveness of conflict resolution training for families with preschool and elementary school-aged children.