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Published on in Vol 15 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/90096, first published .
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Enhancing Mental Health and Psychosocial Support for Adolescents and Young Adults Through the Asenze Impilo Project: Protocol for a Human-Centered Design Study

Enhancing Mental Health and Psychosocial Support for Adolescents and Young Adults Through the Asenze Impilo Project: Protocol for a Human-Centered Design Study

Authors of this article:

Thokozile J Mbaya1 Author Orcid Image ;   Phiwe Babalo Nota2 Author Orcid Image ;   Nonjabulo Purity Gwala3 Author Orcid Image ;   Christopher M Ferraris4 Author Orcid Image ;   Christopher Magana4 Author Orcid Image ;   Kathryn Watt5 Author Orcid Image ;   G Nduku Wambua6, 7 Author Orcid Image ;   Leslie L Davidson8 Author Orcid Image ;   Chris Desmond4, 5 Author Orcid Image ;   Jeremy Kane9 Author Orcid Image ;   Justin Knox4, 10, 11 Author Orcid Image ;   Gavin George3, 12 Author Orcid Image
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Thokozile J Mbaya   1 , PhD ;   Phiwe Babalo Nota   2 , PhD ;   Nonjabulo Purity Gwala   3 , MMSc ;   Christopher M Ferraris   4 , MSW ;   Christopher Magana   4 , MPH ;   Kathryn Watt   5 , MA ;   G Nduku Wambua   6, 7 , PhD ;   Leslie L Davidson   8 , MD ;   Chris Desmond   4, 5 , Prof Dr ;   Jeremy Kane   9 , PhD ;   Justin Knox   4, 10, 11 , PhD ;   Gavin George   3, 12 , Prof Dr

1 Department of Practical Theology and Missiology, Faculty of Theology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa

2 Children's Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

3 Health Economics and HIV and AIDS Research Division, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

4 New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, United States

5 Centre for Research in Health Systems, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

6 Africa Health Research Institute, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

7 Department of Psychiatry, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

8 Department of Epidemiology and Pediatrics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, United States

9 Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, United States

10 Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Irving Medical Centre, New York, NY, United States

11 Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, United States

12 Division of Social Medicine and Global Health, Lund University, Lund, Skåne, Sweden

Corresponding Author:

  • Thokozile J Mbaya, PhD
  • Department of Practical Theology and Missiology
  • Faculty of Theology, Stellenbosch University
  • 171 Dorp Street
  • Stellenbosch, Western Cape 7600
  • South Africa
  • Phone: 27 658333112
  • Email: tjmbaya@sun.ac.za