CHANGE Project

NIHR-Wellcome funded research programme to address alcohol misuse and psychological distress in humanitarian settings.

[CHANGE Project @WellcomeChange]

We've got a website! Have you seen it? https://t.co/9EXXeUv0Ec

[David McDaid @dmcdaid]

Together with @CPEC_LSE colleague A-La Park our new paper in @CambridgePrisms #globalmentalhealth reviews the economic case for investment in refugee #mentalhealth. Need to really strengthen this evidence base and move refugee mental health out of shadows

https://t.co/xrIjzhVdHf

[CHANGE Project @WellcomeChange]

We are excited to have completed all the #intervention sessions for the CHANGE pilot study!⭐️Preparations are on the way for the full-scale trial, with a growing team of excellent facilitators and research assistants in Arua💪

[CHANGE Project @WellcomeChange]

We held focus group discussions in Rhino camp to translate the OxCAP-MH measure into Juba Arabic and understand what capabilities are important in this context. Beans were used to rank different capabilities in order of importance🫘 #CapabilityApproach #wellbeing #refugees

[CHANGE Project @WellcomeChange]

We are well on the way with our PM+A treatment cohort in Rhino camp 🇺🇬 This week facilitators are delivering PM+A sessions and research assistants are conducting interviews on PM+A implementation #CHANGE #alcoholmisuse #mentalhealth

[CHANGE Project @WellcomeChange]

This week has been busy with household recruitment and screening of participants in Rhino camp 🇺🇬 Our research assistants and facilitators are ready to bring CHANGE!🌻#MHPSS #Globalmentalhealth

[Carine van der Boor @cvdboor_c]

So privileged to be working with wonderful people on the @WellcomeChange project in Uganda, aiming to support the #mentalhealth of South Sudanese #refugees. What better way is there than to connect through dance? #spreadinglove

[CHANGE Project @WellcomeChange]

The training of our research assistants in Arua are well on their way! This week we are reviewing qualitative and quantitative data collection methods through peer learning and role playing📄✏️🇺🇬

[CHANGE Project @WellcomeChange]

For this years #RefugeeWeek2022 , the overall theme is healing. We are proud to continue working hard to support the #healingjourney of those who have been affected by conflict in Uganda🇺🇬 and Ukraine 🇺🇦through #mentalhealth and #psychosocialsupport

[CHANGE Project @WellcomeChange]

This month we held another community advisory board meeting in Rhino refugee settlement🇺🇬 to update community leaders on our programme of work and get feedback on the plans ahead. We've also been busy training our amazing new intervention facilitators and research assistants!🌟✍️

[CHANGE Project @WellcomeChange]

📢 JOB ALERT! Exciting opportunity to join our team as a research fellow ⏰ Deadline on 13th of March. Apply now! https://t.co/f0hHb2FKIB

[CHANGE Project @WellcomeChange]

We stand in solidarity with our colleagues and friends in Ukraine. We are acutely aware of the dire mental health consequences that armed conflict has on exposed communities and we are devastated by the current circumstances 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

[Alessandro Massazza *now at alemassazza.bsky.soci* @alemassazza]

📢Interested in integrating qualitative studies into RCTs of MHPSS interventions?🤔Look no further! The @WellcomeChange team has just published in @IJQMonline a protocol of all qualitative components included in the trial, from formative work to scale-up https://t.co/DkWsEVPfZl

[CHANGE Project @WellcomeChange]

New paper out! 📢📢📢 In this protocol published in @IJQMonline we describe all the qualitative components included within the CHANGE trial from formative stage to scale-up, open access link👇

[Alessandro Massazza *now at alemassazza.bsky.soci* @alemassazza]

📢Interested in integrating qualitative studies into RCTs of MHPSS interventions?🤔Look no further! The @WellcomeChange team has just published in @IJQMonline a protocol of all qualitative components included in the trial, from formative work to scale-up https://t.co/DkWsEVPfZl

[CHANGE Project @WellcomeChange]

Last week our very own @GeoffreyAkudra1 facilitated our community advisory board and expert advisory committee in Uganda to inform key aspects of our intervention development. Lots of invaluable input on intervention modality and characteristics of facilitators! 🇺🇬💭💡

[CHANGE Project @WellcomeChange]

This week we ran our first two treatment development workshops to develop a preliminary version of our intervention for alcohol misuse among populations affected by conflict. Lucky to have experts from all over the world join us and for great moderation by @abhiloquacious! 🌎💡

[CHANGE Project @WellcomeChange]

@LavanyaThana Thanks for organising Lavanya! 😊

[CHANGE Project @WellcomeChange]

It was great to have our very own @alemassazza present on the CHANGE project today at the joint @LSHTM_CGCC and @GMentalHealth seminar! Fantastic presentations by @michellelokot on @GcrfGoal and @DrShereeHussein on @STRiDEDementia and @MENARAH3 as well! 🏆🏆🏆

[CHANGE Project @WellcomeChange]

First round of Delphi survey out! 🚀As part of our intervention development we are conducting a Delphi consultation to reach consensus on 30 evidence-based components of psychological therapies for AUD we previously identified through a review of reviews