A Psychosocial Program Impact Evaluation in Jordan

Measuring the Health and Wellbeing Impacts of a Scalable Program of Psychosocial Intervention for Refugee Youth

The study aims to deliver a robust pre-post evaluation of the wellbeing impacts of an innovative, brief, and scalable psychosocial intervention, delivered to refugee youth living in urban settlements in Jordan. The study was conducted using two waves of data collection: the first featured an intervention and a matched control group, the second featured a full randomized control trial.

This study will provide a robust evaluation of the Mercy Corps 'Advancing Adolescents, No Lost Generation' program that targets stress alleviation in refugee youth (12-18 years) with specific measures of psychosocial stress, biological stress, and cognitive function.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Eligible and enrolled in Mercy Corps Advancing Adolescents program
• Syrian refugee and Jordanian host-community youth residing in 4 urban centers in northern Jordan

Exclusion Criteria:

• Not available for study recruitment (started sessions or deferred sessions before study start date).