2025
Cross-cultural adaptation of mental health screening instruments for Samoan adolescents
Mew E, Lowe S, Galea’i A, Iopu F, Anderson J, Naseri J, Hunt L, Mulitalo-Cheung T, Fauolo-Manila O, Soliai-Lemusu S, Hawley N, McCutchan-Tofaeono J. Cross-cultural adaptation of mental health screening instruments for Samoan adolescents. PLOS Mental Health 2025, 2: e0000106. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmen.0000106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health screening instrumentCPSS-5Screening instrumentPTSD Symptom Scale-Self-ReportDeliberate Self-Harm QuestionnaireGeneralized Anxiety Disorder 7Measure symptoms of depressionSelf-injurious thoughtsSymptoms of depressionSamoan adolescentsPost-traumatic stressSelf-Harm QuestionnaireAvon Longitudinal Study of ParentsCross-cultural validityLongitudinal Study of ParentsMental health problemsAvon Longitudinal StudyStudy of ParentsGAD-7English language wordsAdolescent focus groupsMeasure symptomsMeasurement equivalenceSelf-reportFocus groups
2024
Community perspectives on adolescent mental health stigma in American Samoa
Blas V, Mew E, Winschel J, Hunt L, Soliai Lemusu S, Lowe S, Naseri J, Toelupe R, Hawley N, McCutchan-Tofaeono J. Community perspectives on adolescent mental health stigma in American Samoa. PLOS Mental Health 2024, 1: e0000080. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmen.0000080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health stigmaHealth stigmaSelf-stigma of mental illnessLevels of mental health stigmaMental illness-related stigmaMental health care accessIllness-related stigmaHealth care accessMental health burdenMental health servicesStigmatization of mental healthMental health needsSocio-ecological modelMental health challengesMental health concernsMental health stigmatizationOnline focus groupsAmerican SamoaCare accessSelf-stigmaPerceived stigmatizationHealth needsHealth servicesMental illnessMental healthO 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
2023
“There are still broken or fragmented systems”: Qualitative assessment of needs to strengthen adolescent mental health services in American Samoa
Mew E, Blas V, Winschel J, Hunt L, Soliai‐Lemusu S, Johansson A, Lowe S, Faiai M, Naseri J, Toelupe R, Ipou F, Seui M, Ledoux‐Sunia T, Sunia F, Galea’i A, Poulin R, Hawley N, McCutchan‐Tofaeono J. “There are still broken or fragmented systems”: Qualitative assessment of needs to strengthen adolescent mental health services in American Samoa. International Journal Of Mental Health Nursing 2023, 33: 85-92. PMID: 37691318, PMCID: PMC10872981, DOI: 10.1111/inm.13223.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth needsAdolescent mental healthMental healthAdolescent mental health servicesCommon mental health problemsMental health servicesAdolescent health needsPost-traumatic stress disorderMental health needsMental health systemMental health problemsAdolescent mental health needsRegion of residenceHealth burdenHigh burdenMental health challengesTreatment accessHealth problemsHealth servicesHealth challengesHealth systemStress disorder
2022
Psychosocial family-level mediators in the intergenerational transmission of trauma: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Mew E, Nyhan K, Bonumwezi J, Blas V, Gorman H, Hennein R, Quach K, Shabanova V, Hawley N, Lowe S. Psychosocial family-level mediators in the intergenerational transmission of trauma: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0276753. PMID: 36378630, PMCID: PMC9665367, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0276753.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild mental health outcomesSystematic review registrationRelevant study characteristicsMental health outcomesParental trauma exposureReview registrationBias assessmentRegistration IDConference abstractsPeer-reviewed publicationsPsychosocial factorsFamily-level factorsHealth outcomesSystematic reviewNarrative synthesisPsychosocial mediatorsPublication biasTrauma exposureStudy characteristicsEpidemiological researchProQuest DissertationsTraumaTrauma typesPsychological impactMediators
2021
Anticipating the long-term neurodevelopmental impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on newborns and infants: A call for research and preventive policy
McDonald AJ, Mew EJ, Hawley NL, Lowe SR. Anticipating the long-term neurodevelopmental impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on newborns and infants: A call for research and preventive policy. Journal Of Affective Disorders Reports 2021, 6: 100213. PMID: 34514459, PMCID: PMC8417611, DOI: 10.1016/j.jadr.2021.100213.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLong-term neurodevelopmental impactCOVID-19 pandemicPrenatal maternal stressEarly childhood adversityPandemic-related stressMental health policyFuture mental healthPregnant womenMaternal stressNeurodevelopmental impactChildhood adversityGlobal cohortNew mothersHealth policyMental healthEarly lifeNewbornsInfantsPreventive policiesNeurodevelopmentPandemicHigh levelsCohortMonthsWomen
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