International Journal of Mental Health & PsychiatryISSN: 2471-4372

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Arthur J Payne Author

ajpayne@gmail.com

Subjects of specialization
Post-conflict Liberia; Focus groups; Children and adolescents; Substance use; School

Affiliation
Christ Jubilee International Ministries, Lowell, MA, USA

Biography

Arthur J Payne belongs to Christ Jubilee International Ministries and his areas of interest are architecture designing, and his one of the publication is Single chip tuner design for digital terrestrial television

Publications

Research Article Open Access

A Qualitative Analysis of Substance Use among Liberian Youth: Understanding Behaviors, Consequences, and Protective Factors Involving School Youth and the School Milieu

Author(s):

Samuel J Pullen, Liana Petruzzi, Brittany CL Lange, Lindsey Parnarouskis, Silvia Dominguez, Benjamin Harris, Nicole Quiterio, Michelle P Durham, Gondah Lekpeh, Burgess Manobah, Siede P Slopadoe, Veronique C Diandy, Arthur J Payne, David C Henderson and Christina PC Borba

Objective: Substance use is a significant and common problem among school-aged youths throughout Africa. Like other countries on this continent, the West-African nation of Liberia is recovering from civil war. A well-educated population of young people is critical to the recovery efforts and long-term success of Liberia. Substance use by school-aged youths has important public health consequences that could undermine Liberia’s post-conflict recovery efforts. We wanted to better understand the culturally ... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2471-4372.1000116

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