2024
O le tagata ma lona aiga, o le tagata ma lona fa’asinomaga (Every person belongs to a family and every family belongs to a person): Development of a parenting framework for adolescent mental wellbeing in American Samoa
Mew E, Hunt L, Toelupe R, Blas V, Winschel J, Naseri J, Soliai-Lemusu S, Tofaeono J, Seui M, Ledoux-Sunia T, Sunia F, Reid A, Helsham D, Lowe S, Poulin R, Hawley N, McCutchan-Tofaeono J. O le tagata ma lona aiga, o le tagata ma lona fa’asinomaga (Every person belongs to a family and every family belongs to a person): Development of a parenting framework for adolescent mental wellbeing in American Samoa. Children And Youth Services Review 2024, 160: 107502. PMID: 38946713, PMCID: PMC11209950, DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107502.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPromote adolescent mental healthAdolescent mental healthAdolescent mental wellbeingMental health problemsMental healthMental wellbeingParenting programsPrevalence of mental health problemsCaregiver mental healthHealth problemsHealth system effortsPromote mental healthCommunity members' perspectivesSemi-structured in-depth interviewsHealthy coping strategiesAdolescent participantsSamoan communityFamily-based interventionsRegion of residenceAdult key informantsDeductive thematic analysisEvidence-based frameworkSemi-structured interviewsCommunity-partneredIn-depth interviews
2022
Trauma as a Public Health Issue: Epidemiology of Trauma and Trauma-Related Disorders
Mew E, Koenen K, Lowe S. Trauma as a Public Health Issue: Epidemiology of Trauma and Trauma-Related Disorders. 2022, 13-40. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-97802-0_2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTrauma-related disordersGlobal public health burdenMajor public health concernEpidemiology of traumaPublic health burdenPublic health approachPublic health issuePublic health concernDeterminants of diseaseHealth burdenHigh prevalenceEpidemiologic studiesGlobal prevalenceEpidemiological studiesHealth problemsTrauma exposureHealth approachHealth concernPTE exposureHealth issuesDisordersTraumaCross-study comparisonsPublic healthEpidemiology