The MindSKILLZ sport-based mental health promotion intervention for adolescents in Kenya: a mixed methods pilot study
Findings demonstrate high program acceptability and suggest promising effects on adolescent wellbeing and other key mental health outcomes. The intervention can potentially address a critical mental health service gap, as it can be universally delivered by lay providers.
Authors
- Katherine G. Merrill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5308-4154)
- Stella Waruinge
- Patrick Oyaro
- Celina Kithinji
- Robert Kimathi
- Lilian Otiso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0164-154X)
- Andrew Dallos
- Bernard Nyauchi
- Mercy Kihiu
- Anthony Chazara
- Christopher K. Barkley
- Ilan Cerna-Turoff
- Ilana Cohen
- Devyn E. Z. Lee
- Elizabeth A. Okoth
Institutions
- University of Illinois Chicago (US)
- GrassRoots Biotechnology (United States) (US)
- LVCT Health (KE)
- Africa Mental Health Foundation (KE)
- Office of Adolescent Health (US)
- Columbia University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2026-03-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2026.1746268
- Primary Topic
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Stavros Niarchos Foundation
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- University of Illinois at Chicago