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IPSW faculty and students publish peer-reviewed research, produce policy briefs and lead community-embedded inquiry — all grounded in Nepal's social realities.
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Publications (2021–2024)
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Active research streams
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Policy briefs published
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International collaborators
Peer-reviewedresearchfromIPSWfacultyandstudents.
Sorted by year. Open access papers are free to download.
Stigma, Shame and Help-Seeking Among Urban Young Adults in Nepal: A Mixed-Methods Study
Asian Journal of Psychiatry
This study examines how shame-based stigma operates across family, peer and institutional contexts to delay mental health help-seeking among 612 young adults in Lalitpur and Bharatpur, Nepal.
Clinical Supervision in Low-Resource Settings: Lessons from Nepal's Community Psychology Workforce
International Journal of Mental Health Systems
Drawing on five years of IPSW supervision data, this paper proposes a contextualised supervision framework adapted for Nepal's NGO and government health post environments.
Psychosocial Recovery Groups After the 2023 Jajarkot Earthquake: A Pilot Evaluation
Disaster Mental Health Research
A mixed-methods evaluation of 26 structured recovery groups run by IPSW field teams in Jajarkot and Rukum West in the six months following Nepal's November 2023 earthquake.
Collective Action, Social Capital and Gender-Based Violence Response in Far-West Nepal
Journal of Social Work
This paper analyses IPSW's women's collective facilitation model in Kailali and Kanchanpur, examining how savings groups served as entry points for GBV response and survivor support.
School Counsellor Capacity in Nepal: An Audit of Training, Supervision and Caseload
School Psychology International
A national survey of 84 school counsellors across Bagmati, Gandaki and Madhesh provinces, mapping training backgrounds, supervision access, and the structural barriers to effective practice.
Screen Time, Sleep and Depressive Symptoms Among Kathmandu Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study
BMC Psychiatry
Data from 1,100 adolescents across nine Lalitpur schools reveal significant associations between late-night social media use, sleep disruption and depressive symptom burden.
Nepal's Mental Health Policy Gap: From Legislation to Last Mile
The Lancet Regional Health — Southeast Asia
A policy analysis identifying structural gaps between Nepal's Mental Health Policy 2080 commitments and available workforce, infrastructure, and funding at provincial and local government level.
Community-Based Trauma Care in High-Altitude Nepal: Adaptation and Fidelity Challenges
Transcultural Psychiatry
Reports on the adaptation of a structured psychosocial support model for community health volunteers in Jumla and Mugu, documenting fidelity challenges in high-altitude, low-literacy contexts.
Currentresearchandcommunityprogrammes.
Field-based projects led by IPSW faculty and students — generating evidence and community impact in parallel.
Karnali Rural Mental Health Initiative
A two-year placement programme training community health volunteers in psychological first aid and recovery-oriented care.
School Counsellor Fellowship
IPSW students co-design wellbeing curricula with public secondary schools, supporting adolescents through life-skills sessions.
Post-Disaster Psychosocial Response
Following the 2023 earthquake, IPSW field teams supported displaced families with structured psychosocial recovery groups.
Stigma and Help-Seeking in Urban Nepal
A mixed-methods study mapping how young adults seek mental health support, co-led with the IPSW Research Lab.
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