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
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