Healthy children who have been exposed to extreme stressors Mental and Behavioural Disorders Pyschosocial problems caused by extreme stress.
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention on which research takes place is the Classroom Based (or Community-Based or Camp-Based) Intervention (CBI) as developed by the Centre for Trauma Psychology in Boston. This is a highly
in the first two weeks activities are aimed at stabilising traumatic stress reactions, securing a safe place and building internal resources. In the third week and fourth week activities are aimed at
Sponsors
Save the Children USA (Nepal office)
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged between 11 and 14 2. Score above cut-off point on Nepal-specific screener for general psychosocial well-being (a screening tool currently in clinical use)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Children scoring under cut-off score 2. Children in need of individual/specialised service
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Reduction in psychological symptoms 2. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms 3. Depression symptoms 4. Anxiety symptoms 5. Agression symptoms | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measuring change in resilience outcomes, such as: 1. Coping 2. Pro-social behaviour 3. Self-efficacy as well as change in Daily Functioning. | — |
Countries
Nepal
Outcome results
None listed