Youth Functioning and Organizational Success for West African Regional Development (Youth FORWARD): Study Protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This article describes the incorporation of an evidence-based mental health intervention, the Youth Readiness Intervention (YRI), into a youth entrepreneurship training program in Sierra Leone. A collaborative team approach (CTA) was used as the implementation strategy to address the human resource shortage and related challenges associated with capacity and access to care.

Methods

A cluster randomized quasi-experimental pilot trial (N=175) was conducted in one rural district of Sierra Leone. Pilot data assessed implementation feasibility and clinical effectiveness when using a CTA. A larger hybrid type-2 effectiveness-implementation cluster randomized trial is underway (N=1,151) in three rural districts. Findings on feasibility and fidelity, barriers and facilita

SUBMITTER: Betancourt TS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11870143 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature