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The Youth Readiness Intervention for war-affected youth." J Adolesc Health. 56 (2015): 606-11.
"Youth mental health after civil war: the importance of daily stressors." Br J Psychiatry. 206 (2015): 116-21.
""We would never forget who we are": resettlement, cultural negotiation, and family relationships among Somali Bantu refugees." Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 26 (2017): 1387-1400.
"We left one war and came to another: resource loss, acculturative stress, and caregiver-child relationships in Somali refugee families." Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 21 (2015): 114-25.
"War-Related Traumas and Mental Health Across Generations." JAMA Psychiatry. 75 (2018): 5-6.
"Validating the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for Children in Rwanda." J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 51 (2012): 1284-92.
"Using Mixed-Methods Research to Adapt and Evaluate a Family Strengthening Intervention in Rwanda." Afr J Trauma Stress. 2 (2011): 32-45.
"Trauma history and psychopathology in war-affected refugee children referred for trauma-related mental health services in the United States." J Trauma Stress. 25 (2012): 682-90.
"Transitioning mental health & psychosocial support: from short-term emergency to sustainable post-disaster development. Humanitarian Action Summit 2011." Prehosp Disaster Med. 26 (2011): 470-81.
"Transactional sex as a form of child sexual exploitation and abuse in Rwanda: implications for child security and protection." Child Abuse Negl. 36 (2012): 354-61.
"Trajectories of internalizing problems in war-affected Sierra Leonean youth: examining conflict and postconflict factors." Child Dev. 84 (2013): 455-70.
"Trajectories of internalizing problems in war-affected Sierra Leonean youth: examining conflict and postconflict factors." Child Dev. 84.2 (2013): 455-70.
" "Sierra Leone's former child soldiers: a longitudinal study of risk, protective factors, and mental health." J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 49 (2010): 606-15.
"Sierra Leone's former child soldiers: a follow-up study of psychosocial adjustment and community reintegration." Child Dev. 81 (2010): 1077-95.
"Sierra Leone's child soldiers: war exposures and mental health problems by gender." J Adolesc HealthJ Adolesc Health. 49 (2011): 21-8.
"Risk and protective factors for suicidal ideation and behaviour in Rwandan children." Br J Psychiatry. 207 (2015): 262-8.
"A qualitative study of mental health problems among children displaced by war in northern Uganda." Transcult PsychiatryTranscult Psychiatry. 46 (2009): 238-56.
" "Psychosocial adjustment and mental health in former child soldiers--systematic review of the literature and recommendations for future research." J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 54 (2013): 17-36.
"Psychosocial adjustment and mental health in former child soldiers--systematic review of the literature and recommendations for future research." J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 54.1 (2013): 17-36.
"Post-traumatic stress symptoms among former child soldiers in Sierra Leone: follow-up study." Br J Psychiatry. 203 (2013): 196-202.
"A pilot study of a family focused, psychosocial intervention with war-exposed youth at risk of attack and abduction in north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo." Child Abuse Negl. 38 (2014): 1197-207.
" "Optimizing an Era of Global Mental Health Implementation Science." JAMA Psychiatry. 73 (2016): 99-100.
"Multi-tier mental health program for refugee youth." J Consult Clin Psychol. 81 (2013): 129-40.
"Moderators of treatment effectiveness for war-affected youth with depression in northern Uganda." J Adolesc Health. 51 (2012): 544-50.
"The mental health of children affected by armed conflict: protective processes and pathways to resilience." Int Rev Psychiatry. 20 (2008): 317-28.
"Mental health in postwar afghanistan." JAMA. 292 (2004): 626-8.
"Mental health and psychosocial support in humanitarian settings: linking practice and research." Lancet. 378 (2011): 1581-91.
"Mental health and psychosocial support in crisis and conflict: report of the Mental Health Working Group." Prehosp Disaster Med. 24 Suppl 2 (2009): s217-27.
"A Longitudinal Study of Psychosocial Adjustment and Community Reintegration among Former Child Soldiers in Sierra Leone." Int Psychiatry. 7 (2010): 60-62.
" "Interventions for children affected by war: an ecological perspective on psychosocial support and mental health care." Harv Rev PsychiatryHarv Rev Psychiatry. 21 (2013): 70-91.
"Interventions for children affected by war: an ecological perspective on psychosocial support and mental health care." Harv Rev Psychiatry. 21.2 (2013): 70-91.
"Interrelatedness of child health, protection and well-being: an application of the SAFE model in Rwanda." Soc Sci Med. 74 (2012): 1504-11.
"The intergenerational impact of war: longitudinal relationships between caregiver and child mental health in postconflict Sierra Leone." J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 56 (2015): 1101-7.
"The intergenerational effect of war." JAMA Psychiatry. 72 (2015): 199-200.
"Integration of prevention of violence against children and early child development." The Lancet. Global health. 2 (2014): e442-3.
"Integrating Early Child Development and Violence Prevention Programs: A Systematic Review." New directions for child and adolescent development. 2018 (2018): 27-54.
"Integrating Early Child Development and violence prevention programs: A systematic review." New Dir Child Adolesc Dev. 2018 (2018): 27-54.
"Improving outcomes for caregivers through treatment of young people affected by war: a randomized controlled trial in Sierra Leone." Bull World Health Organ. 93 (2015): 834-41.
"Improving Mental Health Outcomes of Burmese Migrant and Displaced Children in Thailand: a Community-Based Randomized Controlled Trial of a Parenting and Family Skills Intervention." Prev Sci. 18 (2017): 793-803.
"Implementation and scale-up of psycho-trauma centers in a post-conflict area: a case study of a private-public partnership in northern Uganda." PLoS Med. 10 (2013): e1001427.
"The impact of a family skills training intervention among Burmese migrant families in Thailand: A randomized controlled trial." PLoS One. 12 (2017): e0172611.
"Identifying Priorities for Mental Health Interventions in War-Affected Youth: A Longitudinal Study." Pediatrics. 136 (2015): e344-50.
"High Hopes, Grim Reality: Reintegration and the Education of Former Child Soldiers in Sierra Leone." Comp Educ Rev. 52 (2008): 565-587.
"Group Interpersonal Psychotherapy for depressed youth in IDP camps in Northern Uganda: adaptation and training." Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 17 (2008): 605-24, ix.
"Ethics in Community-Based Research with Vulnerable Children: Perspectives from Rwanda." PLoS One. 11 (2016): e0157042.
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