Translation, adaptation, and pilot of a guided self-help intervention to reduce psychological distress in South Sudanese refugees in Uganda

W A Tol, J Augustinavicius, K Carswell, F L Brown, A Adaku, M R Leku, C Garcia-Moreno, P Ventevogel, R G White, M van Ommeren
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July
2018
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Location
Uganda
Focus areas
Mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS)
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Scalable interventions are needed to address mental health concerns of forced migrants in low-resource settings. This paper describes the adaptation and piloting of a guided, multi-media, self-help intervention, Self-Help Plus (SH+), which was developed to reduce psychological distress in large groups of people affected by adversity.

Using a phased approach that included community consultations, cognitive interviewing, facilitator training, pilot implementation, and a qualitative process evaluation, SH+ was adapted for use among South Sudanese refugees in a refugee settlement in northern Uganda.

The research found that this potentially scalable, guided self-help intervention could be adapted for and feasibly implemented among female South Sudanese refugees in northern Uganda. These findings lay the groundwork for a future rigorous evaluation of SH+ in this context.

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