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Reintegrating Children Living at Landfills in Burundi Into Society by Means of a Comprehensive Family Program Addressing Maltreatment and Mental Health Symptoms

NCT03846154 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 96

Last updated 2019-04-25

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Children living at the landfills of Bujumbura are often exposed to maltreatment, including emotional neglect and physical abuse, and traumatic experiences. Furthermore, they grow up in severe poverty. Addressing trauma-related mental health issues and aggressive behaviour by Narrative Exposure Therapy (FORNET), familial communication by family visits, interaction difficulties of children by a group intervention, poverty by financial support and economic training for mothers, medical problems by medical assistance, legal conflicts by legal advice, and providing access to school, we aimed at reintegrating those children within the Burundian school system and improving familial relationships.

The investigators want to provide evidence, that mental health interventions are an integral part of assisting children and families affected by poverty and violence.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Comprehensive family intervention including individual sessions of FORNET

1. A group intervention once a week for about 20 weeks, including psychoeducation on mental health and drug abuse, anger management, roles within families, developing plans for the future, communication skills, sex education. 2. Access to schools and school material 3. Family visits 4. Their parents received training regarding agriculture and microcredit projects, and financial assistance 5. FORNET if affected by trauma-related symptoms, and/or acting aggressive 6. If needed medical assistance /.) If needed, legal assistance

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Vivo international e.V.

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • Psychologues sans Frontières Burundi

    collaborator OTHER

  • Université Lumière de Bujumbura

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Konstanz

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
7 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-03-01
Primary Completion
2019-03-30
Completion
2019-03-30

Countries

  • Burundi

Study Locations

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Diseases

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