May 2020 to October 2022
Foundation Botnar has awarded ODI and our in-country partners — the Tanzanian Training Centre for International Health (TTCIH) and the Center of Research, Information and Services in Psychology (CRISP) at the Vietnam National University, University of Education, a 2.5-year project to address the mental health needs of adolescents in schools, in the community and at institutional level in Tanzania and Viet Nam through the co-creation and application of digital technologies. The objectives of the project include:
- Identifying drivers of mental ill-health amongst adolescents taking into account underlying social norms that may be driving mental distress
- Co-creating and designing digital technology solutions or applications and other approaches with adolescents, teachers and local authorities to support in enhancing the mental health and overall wellbeing of adolescents
- Reviewing and adapting the developed applications and approaches through mixed method baseline and end line study and ongoing feedback loops
- Documenting the effectiveness of the technology-based solutions tested by the project for mental health problems
Outputs
Non-digital interventions for adolescent mental health and psychosocial well-being: a review of the literature
Working and discussion papers | October 2020 | Aparna Ananthakrishnan with Fiona Samuels, Rachel Marcus and Carmen Leon-Himmelstine
A review of non-digital interventions that are focused on preventing mental health challenges in adolescents and young people.
DownloadsDigital approaches to adolescent mental health: a review of the literature
Working and discussion papers | October 2020 | Lucia Rost with Fiona Samuels, Carmen Leon-Himmelstine and Rachel Marcus
A literature review about digital approaches to addressing adolescent mental health and psychosocial-related challenges in LMICs.
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