Teacher-mediated interventions to support child mental health following a disaster: A systematic review

J Coombe; L Mackenzie; R Munro; T Hazell; D Perkins; Prasuna Reddy

doi:10.1371/currents.dis.466c8c96d879e2663a1e5e274978965d

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Teacher-mediated interventions to support child mental health following a disaster: A systematic review

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Teacher-mediated interventions to support child mental health following a disaster: A systematic review

J Coombe, L Mackenzie, R Munro, T Hazell, D Perkins and Prasuna Reddy

PLoS Currents, Vol.December 8(Edition 1)

2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/currents.dis.466c8c96d879e2663a1e5e274978965d

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Objectives: This review sought to identify, describe and assess the effectiveness of teacher-mediated interventions that aim to support child and adolescent recovery after a natural or man-made disaster. We also aimed to assess intervention applicability to rural and remote Australian school settings. Method: A systematic search of the academic literature was undertaken utilising six electronic databases (EBSCO, Medline, PsycINFO, Embase, ERIC and CINAHL) using terms that relate to: teacher-mediated and school-based interventions; children and adolescents; mental health and wellbeing; natural disasters and man-made disasters. This was supplemented by a grey literature search. Results: A total of 20 articles reporting on 18 separate interventions were identified. Nine separate interventions had been evaluated using methodologically adequate research designs, with findings suggesting at least short-term improvement in student wellbeing outcomes and academic performance. Conclusions: Although none of the identified studies reported on Australian-based interventions, international interventions could be adapted to the Australian rural and remote context using existing psychosocial programs and resources available online to Australian schools. Future research should investigate the acceptability, feasibility and effectiveness of implementing interventions modelled on the identified studies in Australian schools settings. © 2015, Public Library of Science. All Rights Reserved.

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Title: Teacher-mediated interventions to support child mental health following a disaster: A systematic review
Authors: J Coombe (Author) - University of Newcastle
L Mackenzie (Author) - University of Newcastle
R Munro (Author) - University of Newcastle
T Hazell (Author) - University of Newcastle
D Perkins (Author) - University of Newcastle
Prasuna Reddy (Author) - University of Newcastle
Publication details: PLoS Currents, Vol.December 8(Edition 1)
Publisher: Public Library of Science
Date published: 2015
DOI: 10.1371/currents.dis.466c8c96d879e2663a1e5e274978965d
ISSN: 2157-3999
Copyright note: Copyright © 2015 Coombe et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. "This published version is reproduced in accordance with this policy.
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99451016702621
Output Type: Journal article

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