title: Teacher-Mediated Interventions to Support Child Mental Health Following a Disaster: A Systematic Review.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This review sought to identify, describe and assess the effectiveness of teacher-mediated interventions that aim to support child and adolescent recovery after a natural or man-made disaster. We also aimed to assess intervention applicability to rural and remote Australian school settings.
  
  
  METHODS
  A systematic search of the academic literature was undertaken utilising six electronic databases (EBSCO, Medline, PsycINFO, Embase, ERIC and CINAHL) using terms that relate to: teacher-mediated and school-based interventions; children and adolescents; mental health and wellbeing; natural disasters and man-made disasters. This was supplemented by a grey literature search.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 20 articles reporting on 18 separate interventions were identified. Nine separate interventions had been evaluated using methodologically adequate research designs, with findings suggesting at least short-term improvement in student wellbeing outcomes and academic performance.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although none of the identified studies reported on Australian-based interventions, international interventions could be adapted to the Australian rural and remote context using existing psychosocial programs and resources available online to Australian schools. Future research should investigate the acceptability, feasibility and effectiveness of implementing interventions modelled on the identified studies in Australian schools settings.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Rural and Remote Mental Health, School of Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, Orange, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Jacqueline
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Coombe
authors.affiliation: Centre for Rural and Remote Mental Health, School of Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, Orange, NSW, Australia; Priority Research Centre for Health Behaviour; School of Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia; Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mackenzie
authors.affiliation: Centre for Rural and Remote Mental Health, School of Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, Orange, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Robyn
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Munro
authors.affiliation: Centre for Rural and Remote Mental Health, School of Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, Orange, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Trevor
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hazell
authors.affiliation: Centre for Rural and Remote Mental Health, School of Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, Orange, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Perkins
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Prasuna
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Reddy