Evaluating the 3-month post-intervention impact of a supportive text message program on mental health outcomes during the 2023 wildfires in Alberta and Nova Scotia, Canada
The study's findings underscore the potential of the supportive text intervention program in effectively aiding individuals who have endured natural disasters such as wildfires. Providing supportive text messages during wildfire events is a promising strategy for mitigating mental health conditions over time.
Authors
- Vincent I. O. Agyapong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2743-0372)
- Gloria Obuobi-Donkor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5325-8054)
- Belinda Agyapong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7633-6529)
- Raquel da Luz Dias (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6347-4620)
- Lori Wozney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4280-3322)
- Reham Shalaby (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3717-6398)
- Ejemai Eboreime (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8277-2570)
Institutions
- Dalhousie University (CA)
- University of Alberta (CA)
- Izaak Walton Killam Health Centre (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2024-12-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1452872
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.92