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Hindi International Journal of Mental Health & PsychiatryISSN: 2471-4372
Brittany CL Lange Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Post-conflict Liberia; Focus groups; Children and adolescents; Substance use; School
Division of Global Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, , USA
Biography
Brittany Lange joined CHDI in August 2019 as a Postdoctoral Fellow, where she supported evidence-based interventions. She currently serves as the Senior Project Coordinator for Trauma for ScreenTIME (Screen, Triage, Inform, Mitigate, Engage). Her primary research interests include mental health, trauma screening, child sexual abuse, parenting, substance use, gun control, qualitative research methodology, and the creation of evidence-based mental health policy.
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»
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