Study highlights importance of caregiver well-being in Uganda

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Study highlights importance of caregiver well-being in Uganda

Professor Lindsay Stark. Credit: Washington University in St. Louis

A group-based curriculum called Journey of Life (JoL)—delivered over 12 sessions in the Kiryandongo ******** settlement in Uganda—led to improvements in mental health, social support, parental warmth and attitudes around ********* against children, finds a new study from the Brown School.

“This study highlights the crucial role ******** caregivers play in mitigating the impacts of forced displacement on children,” said Lindsay Stark, a professor at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis and an expert on the protection and well-being of women and children in situations of extreme adversity.

“Caregivers serve as primary buffers against adversity, emphasizing the need to support their mental health and parenting practices,” said Stark, first author of the paper “Improving psychosocial well-being and parenting practices among refugees in Uganda: Results of the journey of life effectiveness trial,”

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in March in the journal Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health.

“Programs like JoL hold promise for supporting displaced families worldwide,” Stark said. “By prioritizing caregiver mental health and positive parenting, such interventions contribute to the broader recognition of the interconnectedness between caregiver well-being and child health, particularly in contexts of adversity.”

More information:
Lindsay Stark et al, Improving psychosocial well-being and parenting practices among refugees in Uganda: Results of the journey of life effectiveness trial, Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health (2024).

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