Low Intensity Family Support for Refugees in an LMIC
Depression, Anxiety, PTSD

About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Depression
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Syrian refugee family living in Istanbul
- contains both adult caregivers (18-55) and at least one of their children (<18 and >11 years) living in one household
- one adult or adolescent with > 3 on the GHQ-12
- willing to participate in the intervention and research procedures
- able to give written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
• Families who do no have a child <18 and >11 years old
Sites / Locations
- Can Association
- Hiraeth
- Insan for Psychosocial Support
- Syrian Nour Association
- Turkish Red Crescent
- Yusra Community Center
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
Family Support Group
Family Support Groups will be piloted with families in community and clinical sites. Each pair of facilitators will pilot two groups of 6 families each. Each group is 4 sessions lasting 2 hours each. Each of the sessions incorporates didactic talks, family discussion, and separate breakout groups for adolescents and adults. Family Support intervention incorporates cognitive-behavioral theory of PM+ which underlies evidence-based techniques focused on stress management and behavioral activation. Family support intervention also incorporates resilience theory, which explains family protective processes that can ameliorate the negative consequences of hardships and challenges and enable healing and growth in families.