Effectiveness of a school-based intervention for adolescents and teachers to promote mental health among refugee and migrant adolescents

ppsala University0 sites306 target enrollmentDecember 20, 2019

Overview

2021 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33509268/ (added 11/01/2022) 2024 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39026230/ (added 19/07/2024)

Registry

who.int

Start Date

December 20, 2019

End Date

December 31, 2020

Last Updated

last year

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Sponsor

ppsala University

•Inclusion criteria for schools:
•1\. Must be multi\-ethnic secondary schools that have grades 7–8 and/or introduction classes for newcomer adolescents, including at upper secondary schools
•2\. Must have an interest in participating in the school\-based interventions.
•Inclusion criteria for adolescents who receive TRT:
•1\. Legal guardian consents to participation if the adolescent is \<15 years
•2\. Adolescent self\-consents to participate if they are ?15 years
•3\. Time spent in Sweden less than or equal to 6 years
•4\. Screen positive on the Children’s Revised Impact of Event Scale\-8 (CRIES\- 8\) PTSD screening tool (\=17 points)
•5\. Therapist does not advises against intervention
•Inclusion criteria for parents/guardians:

•Exclusion criteria for schools:
•1\. School is not multiethnic (i.e., fewer than 30% of students have a non\-Swedish background)
•2\. School is not interested in participating
•Exclusion criteria for adolescents who receive TRT:
•1\. Legal guardian does not consent to participation if the adolescent is \<15 years or adolescent does not self\-consents to participate if they are ?15 years
•2\. Time spent in Sweden is greater than 6 years
•3\. Screen negative on the Children’s Revised Impact of Event Scale\-8 (CRIES\- 8\) PTSD screening tool (less than 17 points)
•4\. Therapist advises against intervention
•Exclusion criteria for parents/guardians:
•1\. Parent/guardian does not consent to participation