Liberia Center for Outcomes Research In Mental Health
Research
Individuals and Communities Recovering from Ebola in Liberia (Resilience in the Face of Tragedy)
Date | Author
Psychosocial Support for Adolescents Girls in Post-Conflict Areas
(ReBuild)|
An ODI Article
October 2015 | Fiona Samuels and Nicola Jones with Bassam Abu Hamad, Janice Cooper, Ananda Galappatti
Individuals and Communities Recovering from Ebola in Liberia (Resilience in the Face of Tragedy)
An ODI Article
2015 | Nicola Jones, Janice Cooper, Elizabeth Presler-Marshall and David Walker
The life-long and intergenerational impacts of sexual violence in conflict
Mental Health Beyond Facilities Project (mhBeF)|A Research Initiative
2012 - 2015 | mhBeF
Developing evidence-based Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services (CCMHS) package for Persons With Severe Mental Disorders and Epilepsy (PWSMDE) in Low and Middle-Income Countries (LAMIC)
Upcoming Research Initiatives
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Efficacy of Crisis Intervention Teams in reducing stigma and discrimination and improving care
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Enhancing referral among traditional healers and religious leaders
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User advocacy and information dissemination programs (radio)
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Community based mental health care
Future Research Topics
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National prevalence of mental health and substance use disorders
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Psychotropic drugs effect determination
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National prevalence of open mole (cultural bound syndrome)
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Maternal depression and improved child outcomes
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Suicide in youth
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Peer support models in Liberia
July 2014 | Ellen Zegura with Ellena D.
Over a four year time period, more than 140 clinicians have been trained in the use of the data reporting software, and more than 3000 valid reports have uploaded to the cloud. This participation has persisted despite significant technology challenges and little data feedback to clinicians.