Our report on the Kenya – National Adolescent Mental Health Survey is out! Dive into our findings here: aphrc.org/publication/ke… @uq_news @qcmhr @uqmedicine #MentalHealthMonth

Nanjira Dangerous Criminal Unfortunately, the headline that 40% of Kenyan adolescents suffer from mental illness is not what has been found in this study. This has to be corrected to 12.2% (or 1 in 8 adolescents).

Ethiopia's Tigray conflict: Nasa shows how a war zone faded from space - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/world-afr…

How are #adolescent #girls and #youngwomen in Homa Bay and Narok counties #kenya utilizing #sexual and #reproductivehealth services? Check out our latest analysis done in partnership between U of T Public Health and APHRC Yohannes Dibaba Erica Di Ruggiero, PhD journals.plos.org/globalpubliche…

New Research: Women's beliefs about methods and contraceptive discontinuation: Results from a prospective study from Nairobi and Homa Bay counties in Kenya frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… #WomensHealth

Learn more about the National Adolescent Mental Health Surveys conducted in Indonesia, Kenya and Vietnam youtu.be/LPl5raMepYA via YouTube APHRC #mentalhealth

As we celebrate International day of the African child today ,let us remember that ,Education is a right not a privilege. Let's break the barriers and ensure equal opportunities for all children . #APHRC20 #DayoftheAfricanChild

Happening NOW!! Baobab_RPC is excited to be in Ethiopia for the next 3 weeks training field teams that will be collecting data in refugee settlements for the Humanitarian Violence Against Children and Youth Survey #HVACS Population Council APHRC FCDO Global Health Research Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Day 11 #HVACS training: Integrating service delivery & addressing access barriers to GBV services - through training caseworkers & linking to research teams. Onspot service delivery & strengthening the referral pathway Population Council FCDO Global Health Research Baobab_RPC APHRC Refugees and Returnees Service - RRS

"As a trained family physician who worked in Saudi Arabia and North Sudan before the war started and I had to move to a refugee camp in Ethiopia, I have acquired critical skills form this training that will help me support #HVACS data collection and my own clinical practice."

Baobab_RPC is excited to see our field teams covering Melkadida, Jijiga, Gambella, and other regions, piloting the Ethiopia #HVACS tool. We are grateful for support from RRS program and refugee protection coordinators, UNHCR camp coordinators, and zonal leaders in the field.

🎉 #APHRCat20 documentary is out! Two decades of innovative research, evidence, policy action, collaboration, impact, & growth. 🙌🏾 💪🏾 Join us as we reflect on our journey, a true testament of transforming lives in Africa through research. #WeAreAfrica buff.ly/3tzLyGJ

Baobab_RPC and Guttmacher Institute have moved on to Prospective Morbidity Survey (PMS) training, the last in a series under the Abortion Incidence Complication Method (AICM). We are joined this week in Addis by over 50 post-abortion care providers from across Ethiopia serving refugees.

On the final day of the Prospective Morbidity Survey (PMS) training, our trainees are set to return to their respective facilities across Ethiopia and they are fully prepared to conduct this crucial survey. In keeping with tradition, we captured this milestone with a group photo!

A new paper by colleagues at QCMHR @uq_news & published in @theLancet shows the impact of #mentaldisorders, suicidal behaviours & #selfharm on adolescents across Kenya, Indonesia & Vietnam. Learn more 🔗 thelancet.com/journals/lance…

Parenting adolescents face significant livelihood challenges, including cyclical poverty, which affects their access to healthcare and interpersonal interactions. Read more on page 14 of our newsletter: buff.ly/48VFUNS. #WeAreAfrica #APHRCResearch #IAmAPHRC

Excited to kick off this year's Countdown to 2030 annual meeting in Rwanda under the theme: Producing Reliable National and SubNational Health Statistics with a Focus on Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health and Nutrition. #CAM2024

New paper out🔊 ‘Prevalence data for mental disorders in adolescents are often limited, despite being among the leading causes of disability in younger ages,’ Read more: buff.ly/4aNv39V Yohannes Dibaba Ѫцяцпgа Шёкё$ан Shoshanna Fine Amirah Wahdi Jamileh Shadid John McGrath QCMHR

We are excited to participate in the 9th African Population Conference hosted by UAPS/UEPA. Look out for APHRC expert presentations here: buff.ly/44HXUuw. Topics of conversation include: A thread🧵 #APC2024 #9thAPC #APCMalawi #WeAreAfrica #APHRCResearch

"Female children & young people with disabilities in refugee settings are more prone to childhood violence & mental distress. We need to intensify inclusion in child protection & #SGBV programs & tailor interventions that address these unique vulnerabilities." Yohannes Dibaba