Follow-up and Mediation Outcomes of a Movement-Based Mental Health Promotion Intervention for Refugee Children in Uganda.

Mark J D JordansGabriela V Koppenol-GonzalezAlexandra C E BleileBruce OrechAreeba BrianKatia Verreault

Published in: Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53 (2024)

This study shows sustained benefits of a mental health promotion intervention 5 months postintervention. Prolonged benefits are explained by an increase in social connectedness.

Keyphrases

mental health
randomized controlled trial
mental illness
young adults
social support
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
adipose tissue