A Review of the COVID-19 Mental Health Impact in Post-Conflict Settings: Bridging the Mental Health Gap with Case Exemplars from an Implementation Science Lens

Elizabeth Noble, Deborah Adenikinju, Christina Ruan, Sophia Zuniga, Diksha Thakkar, Carly M. Malburg (), Joyce Gyamfi, Temitope Ojo, Farha Islam, Amy Diawara, Lotanna Dike, Chinenye Chukwu, Siphra Tampubolon and Emmanuel Peprah
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Elizabeth Noble: Global Health Program, NYU School of Global Public Health, New York, NY 10003, USA
Deborah Adenikinju: Global Health Program, NYU School of Global Public Health, New York, NY 10003, USA
Christina Ruan: Global Health Program, NYU School of Global Public Health, New York, NY 10003, USA
Sophia Zuniga: Global Health Program, NYU School of Global Public Health, New York, NY 10003, USA
Diksha Thakkar: Global Health Program, NYU School of Global Public Health, New York, NY 10003, USA
Carly M. Malburg: Global Health Program, NYU School of Global Public Health, New York, NY 10003, USA
Joyce Gyamfi: Global Health Program, NYU School of Global Public Health, New York, NY 10003, USA
Temitope Ojo: Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, NYU School of Global Public Health, New York, NY 10003, USA
Farha Islam: Global Health Program, NYU School of Global Public Health, New York, NY 10003, USA
Amy Diawara: Global Health Program, NYU School of Global Public Health, New York, NY 10003, USA
Lotanna Dike: Global Health Program, NYU School of Global Public Health, New York, NY 10003, USA
Chinenye Chukwu: Global Health Program, NYU School of Global Public Health, New York, NY 10003, USA
Siphra Tampubolon: Global Health Program, NYU School of Global Public Health, New York, NY 10003, USA
Emmanuel Peprah: Global Health Program, NYU School of Global Public Health, New York, NY 10003, USA

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 11, 1-10

Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has further aggravated the burden of mental health and presents an opportunity for public health research to focus on evidence-based interventions appropriate for populations residing in resource-constrained, post-conflict settings. Post-conflict settings have a higher service gap in mental health and fewer protective factors, such as economic and domestic security. Post-conflict settings are defined as locations where open warfare has ended but resulting challenges have remained for years. A strong emphasis on the engagement of diverse stakeholders is needed to arrive at sustainable and scalable solutions to mental health service delivery. This review discusses mental health service delivery gaps in post-conflict settings, highlights the urgency of the matter in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, and provides recommendations for service gaps from evidence-based case study exemplars with an implementation science lens using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) as guide to improving adaptation and uptake.

Keywords: mental health; COVID-19; post-conflict settings; evidence-based interventions; implementation science; CFIR (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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