This was conducted in Nakuru County, Kenya, which has approximately 1.7 million inhabitants from different ethnic groups (Getanda et al., 2015). The area was selected for both service and research purposes, because of the high proportion of internally displaced population following ethnic violence, which is now exposed to extreme socioeconomic deprivation. Participants were recruited from a slum in Nakuru city. Purposive sampling was used to recruit key community stakeholders to four focus groups. These consisted of children, aged 14-17 years from a selected school, their parents, teachers, and professionals in contact with children such as probation officers, social workers, counsellors, police officers, church leaders and administrators. The school was selected because of its population in terms of poverty and internal displacement. Participating children were selected following the first three children on the register of each year (14, 15, 16 and 17 years), while their parents and teachers were also invited to take part. Professionals operating in the same area were identified through teachers. The groups thus consisted of seven children, seven parents, nine teachers and 11 professionals or community leaders. Focus groups were conducted either in English or Swahili (the local language) by the lead author of the paper, who also provided any translation needed. Focus groups were guided by a relatively open schedule of questions that focused on the general areas of mental health need and emotional wellbeing, with some questioning regarding the useful translation of mental health interventions (strengths and challenges). All focus groups were audio-recorded, alongside taking field notes, until saturation was reached. Thus, sampling adequacy was assured, which meant that data collection continued until no new issues were discussed, as this is an appropriate quality indicator for thematic research (see O’Reilly and Parker, 2013). In accordance with
This was conducted in Nakuru County, Kenya, which has approximately 1.7 million inhabitants from different ethnic groups (Getanda et al., 2015). The area was selected for both service and research purposes, because of the high proportion of internally displaced population following ethnic violence, which is now exposed to extreme socioeconomic deprivation. Participants were recruited from a slum in Nakuru city. Purposive sampling was used to recruit key community stakeholders to four focus groups. These consisted of children, aged 14-17 years from a selected school, their parents, teachers, and professionals in contact with children such as probation officers, social workers, counsellors, police officers, church leaders and administrators. The school was selected because of its population in terms of poverty and internal displacement. Participating children were selected following the first three children on the register of each year (14, 15, 16 and 17 years), while their parents and teachers were also invited to take part. Professionals operating in the same area were identified through teachers. The groups thus consisted of seven children, seven parents, nine teachers and 11 professionals or community leaders. Focus groups were conducted either in English or Swahili (the local language) by the lead author of the paper, who also provided any translation needed. Focus groups were guided by a relatively open schedule of questions that focused on the general areas of mental health need and emotional wellbeing, with some questioning regarding the useful translation of mental health interventions (strengths and challenges). All focus groups were audio-recorded, alongside taking field notes, until saturation was reached. Thus, sampling adequacy was assured, which meant that data collection continued until no new issues were discussed, as this is an appropriate quality indicator for thematic research (see O’Reilly and Parker, 2013). In accordance with
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