SOCIOEMOTIONAL & PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLBEING

NameDateArticleJournal
Dorsey, S., Lucid, L., Martin P., King, K.M., O’Donnell, K., Murray, L.K., Wasonga, A.I., Itemba, D.K., Cohen, J.A., Manongi, R. Whetten, K.2020Effectiveness of Task-Shifted Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Children Who Experienced Parental Death and Posttraumatic Stress in Kenya and Tanzania: A Randomized Clinical TrialJAMA Psychiatry
Meza, R.D., Kiche, S., Soi, C., Khairuzzaman, A.N., Nales, CJ.R., Whetten, K., Wasonga, A.I., Amanya, C. & Dorsey, S. 2020Barriers and facilitators of child and guardian attendance in task-shifted mental health services in schools in western KenyaGlobal Mental Health
Greene, M.C., Kane, J.C., Bolton, P., Murray, L.K., Wainberg, M.L., Yi, G., Sim, A., Puffer, E., Ismael, A. and Hall, B.J.2020Assessing trauma and related distress in refugee youth and their caregivers: should we be concerned about iatrogenic effects?European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Yendork, J.S.2020Vulnerabilities in Ghanaian orphans: Using the ecological systems theory as a lens. New Ideas in Psychology
Penner, F., Sharp, C., Marais, L., Shohet, C., Givon, D. and Boivin, M.2020Community‐based caregiver and family interventions to support the mental health of orphans and vulnerable children: Review and future directionsNew Directions for Child and Adolescent Development
Ghandour, L.A., Anouti, S. and Afifi, R.A.2020The impact of DSM classification changes on the prevalence of alcohol use disorder and ‘diagnostic orphans’ in Lebanese college youth: Implications for epidemiological research, health practice, and policyPloS One
Ntshuntshe, Z. and Taukeni, S.G.2020Psychological and Social Issues Affecting Orphans and Vulnerable ChildrenAddressing Multicultural Needs in School Guidance and Counseling
Kivumbi, A., Byansi, W., Ssewamala, F.M., Proscovia, N., Damulira, C. and Namatovu, P.2020Utilizing a family-based economic strengthening intervention to improve mental health wellbeing among female adolescent orphans in Uganda.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health
Huynh, H.V., Limber, S.P., Gray, C.L., Thompson, M.P., Wasonga, A.I., Vann, V., Itemba, D., Eticha, M., Madan, I., Whetten, K.2019Factors affecting the psychosocial well-being of orphan and separated children in five low- and middle-income countries: Which is more important, quality of care or care setting?PLOS One
Green, E.P., Cho, H., Gallis, J. and Puffer, E.S.2019The impact of school support on depression among adolescent orphans: a cluster‐randomized trial in KenyaJournal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Sitienei, E.C. and Pillay, J.2019Psycho-educational and social interventions provided for orphans and vulnerable children at a community-based organisation in Soweto, South Africa.African journal of AIDS research
Sitienei, E.C. and Pillay, J.2019Psychosocial support for orphans and vulnerable children in a community-based organization in Kericho, KenyaJournal of Children's Services
Healy, E.A., Kaiser, B.N. & Puffer, E.S.2018Family-based youth mental health interventions delivered by nonspecialist providers in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review.Families, Systems, & Health
Goodman, M.L., Johnson, T.M., Guillot-Wright, S., Porter, K.A., Keiser, P.H. and Gitari, S.2017 How do kenyan orphan girls experience less meaningful lives and how much does it matter for ‘health’?Quality of Life Research
Muriuki, A. M. and Moss, T.2016The impact of para-professional social workers and community health care workers in Côte d'Ivoire: Contributions to the protection and social support of vulnerable children in a resource poor countryChildren and Youth Services Review
Muhamedrahimov, R.J., Agarkova, V.V., Vershnina, E.A., Palmov, O.I., Nikiforova, N.V., McCall, R.B. and Groark, C.J.2014Behavior problems in children transferred from a socioemotionally depriving institution to St. Petersburg (Russian Federation) familiesInfant Mental Health Journal
Rajan, D.G., Shirey, K.,
Ostermann, J., Whetten, R., O’Donnell, K. and Whetten, K.
2014Child and caregiver concordance of potentially traumatic events experienced by orphaned and abandoned childrenVulnerable Children and Youth Studies
McCall, R.B., Groark, C.J., Fish, L., Muhamedrahimov, R.J., Palmov, O.I. and Nikiforova, N.V.2013Maintaining a social-emotional intervention and its benefits for institutionalized children.Child Development
Müller, T.R.2013Beyond the livelihood framework: aspirations and well-being in encounters with aids orphans in MozambiqueThe arena of everyday life
Swahn M.H., Gressard, L., Palmier, J.B., Kasirye, R., Lynch, C. and Yao, H.2012Serious Violence Victimization and Perpetration among Youth Living in the Slums of Kampala, UgandaThe Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Kuo, C., Operario D. and Cluver, L.2012Depression among carers of AIDS-orphaned and other-orphaned children in Umlazi Township, South Africa.Global Public Health
Swahn, M.H., Palmier, J.B., Yao, H. and Kasirye, R.2012Correlates of Suicide Ideation and Attempt among Youth Living in the Slums of KampalaInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Smyke, A.T., Zeanah, C.H., Fox, N.A., Nelson, C.A. and Guthrie, D.2010Placement in Foster Care Enhances Quality of Attachment Among Young Institutionalized ChildrenChild Development
Zeanah, C.H., Smyke, A.T., Koga, S.F. and Carlson, E.2005Attachment in Institutionalized and Community Children in RomaniaChild Development

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