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Effectiveness of Adolescent School-Based Digital Mental Health Interventions: A Systematic Review

  • The University of Alabama System

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Abstract

Purpose: This review aimed to investigate the effectiveness of digital school-based mental health interventions for adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa. Method: The authors conducted a comprehensive search of digital school-based mental health interventions to identify studies conducted in Sub-Saharan Africa targeting adolescents between the ages of (10–19) years. Peer-reviewed studies published in English between 2009 and May 2023 were obtained through electronic bibliographic databases. Result: Only one study met the full inclusion criteria for this review. The included study tested a digital mental health intervention (“Shamiri Digital”) for treating depression, anxiety, and well-being in adolescents. The “Shamiri Digital” intervention demonstrated positive outcomes on depressive symptoms within the full sample.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)701-710
Number of pages10
JournalResearch on Social Work Practice
Volume34
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2024

Keywords

  • adolescent mental health gap
  • adolescents
  • digital mental health interventions
  • population
  • school-based settings
  • Sub-Saharan Africa

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