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Creating Evidence-Based Youth Mental Health Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Description of the Integrated Approach to Addressing the Issue of Youth Depression in Malawi and Tanzania

Stanley Kutcher, Kevin Perkins, Heather Gilberds, Michael Udedi, Omary Ubuguyu, Tasiana Njau, Rex Chapota, Mina Hashish

Frontiers in Psychiatry, volume 10, issue 542 (2019), 8 pp.

"Addressing depression in young people is a health-care policy need in sub-Saharan Africa. There exists poor mental health literacy, high levels of stigma, and weak capacity at the community level to address this health-care need. These challenges are significant barriers to accessing mental health ... care for depression, soon to be the largest single contributor to the global burden of disease. We here describe an innovative approach that addresses these issues simultaneously while concurrently strengthening key mental health components in existing education and health-care systems as successfully applied in Malawi and replicated in Tanzania. Improving the pathway to care for young people with depression requires the following: improving mental health literacy (MHL) of communities, youth, and teachers; enhancing case identification and linking schools to community health clinics; improving the capacity of community health-care providers to identify, diagnose, and effectively treat depression in youth. Funded by Grand Challenges Canada, we developed and applied a program called “An Integrated Approach to Addressing the Challenge of Depression Among the Youth in Malawi and Tanzania” (IACD). This was an example of, a horizontally integrated pathway to care model designed to be applied in low-resource settings. The model is designed to 1) improve awareness/knowledge of mental health and mental disorders (especially depression) in communities; 2) enhance mental health literacy among youth and teachers within schools; 3) enhance capacity for teachers to identify students with possible depression; 4) create linkages between schools and community health clinics for improved access to mental health care for youth identified with possible depression; and 5) enhance the capacity of community-based health-care providers to identify, diagnose, and effectively treat youth with depression. With the use of interactive, youth-informed weekly radio programs, mental health curriculum training for teachers and peer educators in secondary schools, and a clinical competency training program for community-based health workers, the innovation created a “hub and spoke” model for improving mental health care for young people. Positive results obtained in Malawi and replicated in Tanzania suggest that this approach may provide an effective and potentially sustainable framework for enhancing youth mental health care, thus providing a policy ready framework that can be considered for application in sub-Saharan Africa." (Abstract) more

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Environmental Communication Among Minority Populations

Bruno Takahashi, Sonny Rosenthal (eds.)

London; New York: Routledge (2019), xi, 120 pp.

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Impact as Driving Force of Journalistic and Social Change

Andrea Wagemans, Tamara Witschge, Frank Harbers

Journalism, volume 20, issue 4 (2019), pp. 552-567

"In this article, we explore how entrepreneurial journalists from a wide variety of national contexts present ‘impact’ as one of the aims in their work. By exploring the variety, incongruences, and strategic considerations in the discourse on impact of those at the forefront of journalistic inno ... more

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Das neue digitale Landleben: Smart und innovativ statt abgehängt und analog

Anke Knopp

Frankfurt am Main: Wochenschau-Verlag (2019), 182 pp.

"Was hilft gegen die Landflucht? Digitale Strategien können ländliche Räume vitalisieren. Die Autorin begibt sich auf einen Landspaziergang durch zukünftige digitale Welten: Glasfaser, Offene Daten und Sensoren im Internet der Dinge tauchen ebenso auf wie smarte Mobilität, Roboter in der Gesund ... more

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Radio Sutatenza y Acción Cultural Popular: Los medios de comunicación para la educación del campesino colombiano

José Arturo Rojas Martínez

Bogotá: Institución Universitaria Politécnico Grancolombiano (2019), 129 pp.

"La participación como una condición para el desarrollo es uno de los aprendizajes que deja este proyecto. Acción Cultural Popular reforzó la necesidad de trabajar colectivamente y de participar en lo relacionado con su entorno. Un nuevo esquema de relaciones para el futuro planteó ACPO con su ... more

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Comprensión y compasión: El hambre en la prensa de referencia

Susana Morais

Covilhã (PO): Universidade da Beira Interior (2019), 622 pp.

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The Routledge Companion to Theatre of the Oppressed

Kelly Howe, Julián Boal (eds.)

London; New York: Routledge (2019), xxvi, 436 pp.

"This dynamic book offers a comprehensive companion to the theory and practice of Theatre of the Oppressed. Developed by Brazilian director and theorist Augusto Boal, these theatrical forms invite people to mobilize their knowledge and rehearse struggles against oppression. Featuring a diverse array ... more

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Helping Radio Listeners Manage Their Money in Myanmar

Anna Colquhoun, Nicola Bailey et al.

BBC Media Action (2019), 7 pp.

"Through understanding audience members’ priorities, views and experiences, Yay Kyi Yar ['Towards Clearer Water', a factual magazine radio programme] has been able to engage and inspire people. Listeners were driven by stories of ‘people like them’ achieving things they had not thought possibl ... more

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Reporting Climate Change in the Global North and South: Journalism in Australia and Bangladesh

Jahnnabi Das

London; New York: Routledge (2019), 162 pp.

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Conflict Management Through Media: Contributory and Partisan Frames in Socioenvironmental Conflict Coverage

Sandro Macassi

Conflict & Communication Online, volume 18, issue 2 (2019), 13 pp.

"This article analyzes socio-environmental conflicts in Latin America through a conflict transformation lens, highlighting the contributory role of the media as a secondary- and third-party actor in dialogues that address intractable conflicts. This article reviews journalistic coverage of war indic ... more

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Politics, Factions and Violence: Listening to Local Voices on Ebola

Rachel Sweet

Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform (SSHAP) (2019), 13 pp.

"This brief summarises local media and messages circulating via social media outlets including WhatsApp and local radio and press outlets in the Beni and Butembo areas of North Kivu, DRC between February and April 2019. It also captures the growing number of warning messages and written threats tran ... more

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Puppet as a Pedagogical Tool: A Literature Review

Tarja Kröger, Anne-Maria Nupponen

International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, volume 11, issue 4 (2019), pp. 393-401

"This study examines the potential of puppets in the educational context. The study offers a literature review on the benefits and possibilities of the puppet as a pedagogical tool. The literature was searched using primarily an international e-material search of UEF FINNA. Additional articles were ... more

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El acceso a los servicios de la información y la comunicación y las personas con discapacidad: Un estudio exploratorio realizado en la región del Cono Sur

Asociación por los Derechos Civiles (ADC) (2019), 52 pp.

"[...] La Convención Internacional de los Derechos de las personas con Discapacidad es recepcionada por Argentina, Uruguay y Chile y debe ser considerada elemento transversal, junto a las regulaciones nacionales y los estándares del Consorcio World Wide Web (W3C), en el dictado de normas y el dise ... more

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Formative Evaluation of the Sara Radio Programme (SRP) in Iringa DC, Iringa MC, Kilolo DC and Mufindi DC. Final Report

Dar es Salaam: UNICEF Tanzania;CSR Group Africa (2019), xv, 14, 119 pp.

"The SRP was piloted in Tanzania following the model of the Sara Communication Initiative (SCI). The main objective of SRP was to improve skills among school children, especially girls, on negotiation, communication skills and positive social behaviour. Activities to foster and support engagement of ... the key target audiences through Sara Radio Programme (SRP) are being piloted in Iringa DC since 2016, with the aim of identifying elements that can be scaled up nationally. Two radio stations are carrying out the broadcast twice a week during school-term; Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation (TBC), which has national coverage and Ebony FM, with coverage that is limited to Mbeya, Iringa and Njombe regions (MIN). The SRP included developing, pre-recording and broadcasting 100 episodes. The radio drama series featured a young girl, Sara and her friends. The SRP was crafted in a way to be fun as well as engaging pupils - girls and boys, teachers and parents in discussions around key messages. Primary standard four to seven school children (10 - 14-year olds) are the main target audience for the programme. Teachers and parents were key secondary audiences that got information through direct listening and messages from children. The programme addressed social norms to promote school girls’ retention and completion. In addition, the SRP aimed at imparting a change in knowledge and attitudes towards HIV/AIDS, sexual and reproductive health, early marriage, early pregnancy, social inclusion and protection. The long-term objective of the programme is to empower girls to decide and control what happens to them, to be safe, and to pursue what they want in life. [.] Findings on SRP thematic components SRP Information: Almost all the children (93.5%, N=339) interviewed in Iringa DC confirmed that they were aware of the SRP implemented in their schools. The high percentage of awareness of the SRP by the children can be attributed to the frequency of attendance for listening to the episodes. The majority of children mentioned that Sara radio episodes were broadcasted twice a week, on Tuesday and Thursday between 1530hrs to 1600hrs. HIV/AIDS: Children were asked whether they have heard of HIV/AIDS and majority 95.9% had heard of HIV/AIDS while a mere 3.9% had not. Regarding source of information on HIV/AIDS, the majority of children (87.0%) mentioned schools/teachers as their main source, followed by parents/guardians/family (33.0%) while radios contributed 17%. On spreading of HIV virus, the majority of children (87.0%) confirmed that unsafe sex increases chances of acquiring HIV virus, against 10.7% who did not. There was a small percentage difference between boys (88.0%) and girls (85.8%) who confirmed the risks of unsafe sex on acquiring the HIV virus. [.]" (Executive summary, p. viii-ix) more

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Collective Communication and Community Engagement in Humanitarian Action: How to Guide for Leaders and Responders
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CDAC Network (2019), 75 pp.

"This guide suggests practices to support an active role for communities in humanitarian services and decision-making, improve access to information and keep people connected to support their own ways of coping. It emphasises a collective approach where humanitarian actors coordinate, collaborate an ... more

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Inclusion Counts: Disability Data Tracker. A Data Collection and Advocacy Guideline for Organisations of Persons with Disabilities

London: Leonard Cheshire (2019), 72 pp.

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CDC Clear Communication Index: A Tool for Developing and Assessing CDC Public Communication Products. User Guide

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2019), 32 pp.

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End of Project Evaluation of the BBC Media Action 'Radio Waves' and 'Tikambe' Projects in Zambia

Kimiko Hibri Pedersen, Birgitte Jallov, George Sichone, Mary Mutupa

Stockholm: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) (2019), vii, 55, 60 pp.

"This evaluation covers two independent projects implemented by BBC Media Action in Zambia. Tikambe provides information to young people about sexual reproductive health and rights and youth-friendly services via different platforms. Radio Waves supports independent media as a platform for dialogue ... more

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Combatting Corruption Through Participatory Video: A Guide for Practitioners
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Gareth Benest

Oxford; Berlin: InsightShare;Transparency International (2019), 61 pp.

"The first chapter is devoted to the project development phase. It includes advice and guidance to anyone considering using participatory video (within the context of anti-corruption work) together with recommendations for key elements in the planning stage. Subsequent chapters explore critical tech ... more

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Entertainment, Education, and Attitudes Toward Domestic Violence

Abhijit Banerjee, Eliana La Ferrara, Victor Orozco

AEA Papers and Proceedings, issue 109 (2019), pp. 133-137

"Entertainment education (“edutainment”) is a communication strategy that works through mass entertainment media with the aim of promoting a better context for behavior change than the delivery of information alone. We experimentally evaluate season 3 of the edutainment TV series MTV Shuga, prod ... more

Collective Communication and Community Engagement in Humanitarian Action: How to Guide for Leaders and Responders Key Guidance

Combatting Corruption Through Participatory Video: A Guide for Practitioners Key Guidance

Collective Communication and Community Engagement in Humanitarian Action: How to Guide for Leaders and Responders
Key Guidance

Combatting Corruption Through Participatory Video: A Guide for Practitioners
Key Guidance