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Fostering secure attachment in low- and middle-income countries: Suggestions for evidence-based interventions

Michelle E. Alto and Christie L.M. Petrenko

Evaluation and Program Planning, 2017, vol. 60, issue C, 151-165

Abstract: Children struggling with the effects of trauma in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) face a substantial mental health resource gap that limits their opportunities for positive psychosocial development. Multidisciplinary interventions working to close this gap may benefit from incorporating an empirically supported treatment (EST) into their approach that targets a universal mechanism implicated in resilience, like attachment. ESTs should be selected based on their level of empirical support and cultural adaptability, and then modified on the basis of qualitative evaluations conducted with the local population and stakeholders. This paper will provide an overview of attachment as a mechanism of resilience, a critical analysis of existing attachment-based ESTs, and recommendations for overcoming EST implementation barriers in LMIC.

Keywords: Attachment; Empirically supported treatment; Child mental health; Low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2016.11.003

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