Tuko Pamoja: Family-Based Mental Health Intervention in Kenya

Locations
Kenya
Project Leads/PIs
  • Eve Puffer
  • Florence Jaguga
Partners
AMPATH; WISER
Team Members
  • Wilter Rono
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Tuko Pamoja: Family-Based Mental Health Intervention in Kenya Project Leads: Eve Puffer, PhD; Florence Jaguga, MBChB, MMed

Project Overview

Tuko Pamoja is a family strengthening program developed in Kenya using community-based participatory methods to improve family relationships and mental health among children, adolescents, and caregivers. It includes two complementary interventions: a group-based prevention program and an in-home family therapy model for families experiencing elevated distress. Both build communication, problem-solving, conflict resolution, trust, and mental health coping skills. A randomized trial of the group program shows improvements in family communication, and pilot findings for the in-home model suggest benefits for family functioning and mental health.

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