The development of HIV-related mental health and psychosocial services for children and adolescents in Zambia: The case for learning by doing

Psychosocial Support Interventions for Improved Adherence and Retention in ART care for Young People Living with HIV: A Scoping Review

“…Despite the growing recognition of the burden of HIV and psychosocial challenges faced by A&YLHIV, this review indicates that there is a dearth of evidence on psychosocial support interventions aimed at A&YLHIV. Other authors have shared the same sentiments [54,55]. Strasser et al [54] state that evidence-based psychosocial support services for children are currently under-developed and under-resourced, and argue that the current state of affairs need to be addressed and improved.…”

“…Other authors have shared the same sentiments [54,55]. Strasser et al [54] state that evidence-based psychosocial support services for children are currently under-developed and under-resourced, and argue that the current state of affairs need to be addressed and improved. Petersen et al [55] also identi ed the need for targeted e cacy-based mental health promotion interventions for children and adolescent HIV populations in South Africa.…”

The impact of para-professional social workers and community health care workers in Côte d'Ivoire: Contributions to the protection and social support of vulnerable children in a resource poor country

“…Although the primary focus of their study was on para-professional social workers who worked in resource-poor environments, the training could be refocused to include all the services PSWCHW perform in their community. Strasser and Gibbons (2014) showed that mental health and psychosocial support have not progressed as steadily as biomedical expertise in HIV/AIDS care and treatment. Child malnutrition and pediatric HIV continue to be major issues (Jesson & Leroy, 2015).…”

“…Children who have lost both parents to AIDS have a higher risk of non-adherence to treatment, which increases when the sibling is the caregiver (Kikuchi et al, 2012). Given the stigma associated with HIV and mental health implications faced by adolescents living with HIV (Mutwa et al, 2013), the need for psychosocial support becomes even more important; providing health care providers and caregivers with the necessary skills is essential (Strasser & Gibbons, 2014). PSWCHW can be influenced by the larger cultural and political environment in which they work.…”

Revealing the impact of loss: Exploring mental health through the use of drawing/writing with HIV positive adolescents in Johannesburg

“…Utilizing unconventional means of understanding mental health in HIV positive patients, such as drawing and writing, may be of particular benefit (Campbell et al, 2010;Skovdal et al, 2009;Willis et al, 2014;LeRoux-Rutledge et al, 2015). These can also add value to interventions that meet the mental health challenges of HIV infected young people that are gaining traction with varying success, in neighbouring African countries (Mavhu et al, 2013;Strasser & Gibbons, 2014) and locally (Bhana et al, 2014). Unfortunately, many perinatally infected children and adolescents haven't been afforded the opportunity to grieve significant losses or express their feelings about those they have lost (Willis et al, 2014;Wood et al, 2006).…”