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Practice-Driven Evaluation of a Multi-layered Psychosocial Care Package for Children in Areas of Armed Conflict
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
by M. J. D. Jordans • I. H. Komproe • W. A. Tol • D. Susanty • A. Vallipuram • P. Ntamatumba • A. C. Lasuba • J. T. V. M. De Jong
Psychosocial and mental health service delivery frameworks for children in low-income countries are scarce. This paper presents a practice-driven evaluation of a multi-layered community-based care package in Burundi, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Sudan, through a set of indicators; (a) perceived treatment gains; (b) treatment satisfaction; (c) therapist burden; (d) access to care; (e) care package costs of distressed children through different levels of care. Future replication should address therapist burden, cost reductions to increase sustainability and increase evidence for treatment efficacy.
Data for Indonesia was taken from Church World Service’s Child Thematic Project in Poso, Central Sulawesi in 2004 - 2008. The article is published in Community Mental Health Journal. [IS/IV/2010]
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Community Mental Health Jounal
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