Urban adolescents in Senegal often face mental health challenges due to socio-economic pressures and limited access to specialized services. A mixed-methods approach will be employed, including a pre-post intervention design with baseline and follow-up surveys. Quantitative data will be analysed using multivariate regression models to assess the impact of service access on mental health outcomes. Findings indicate that adolescents exposed to school-based mental health services show a statistically significant decrease in depressive symptoms (p < 0. 05, CI: -12% to -20%) compared to those not receiving such support. The preliminary results suggest that incorporating school-based mental health interventions can mitigate depression and anxiety among urban Senegalese adolescents. Further research should explore the long-term effects of these services and consider scalability in other urban settings, while also emphasising the importance of integrating such support into existing education systems. Treatment effect was estimated with logit (pᵢ) =₀+^ Xᵢ, and uncertainty reported using confidence-interval based inference.
Ahmed Ouzouar (Fri,) studied this question.
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