Physical, socio-economic, cultural and mental challenges faced by students have been
associated with adverse impacts on school wellbeing, resulting in increased school dropout …

Most of the world's population of young people live in lower-and middle-income countries
(LMICs;(Weine, Horvath Marques, Singh, & Pringle, 2020)), and these young people …

Abstract Evidence from South Africa shows a high burden of mental health conditions and a
large treatment gap for uninsured people with common mental disorders. For young people …

Multi-component Positive Psychology Interventions (mPPIs) in secondary schools have
been shown to improve mental health outcomes for young people. The Hummingbird Project …

Objective Mental health disorders affect many children in South Africa, where vulnerability is
high, and treatment is limited. We sought to determine the feasibility and acceptability of a …

Childhood obesity is associated with negative physical and psychosocial outcomes,
especially for children from low-income backgrounds. It is critical to adapt evidence-based …

Psycho-educational group counseling can be useful for counselors working with
schoolchildren; however, there is a paucity of studies on the effectiveness of parallel …

Background Mental health problems often emerge during middle childhood and
adolescence. In South Africa, and in the context of high rates of poverty, violence, and …

Mental health is associated with improvements in educational attainment, greater
productivity, reductions in mortality, increases in social interaction and engagement …

Children's psychological well-being is a neglected aspect of universal and specific support
interventions both globally and within South Africa. Despite the prevalence of psychosocial …