A school-based trauma-informed care and social-emotional learning intervention for adolescents with adverse childhood experiences in India: Protocol for a sequential mixed-methods study with a single-arm quasi-experimental evaluation

Background Adverse childhood experiences are major determinants of mental disorders, health-risk behaviours and non-communicable diseases across the life course, but evidence from India remains limited. This study aims to estimate the prevalence and patterns of adverse childhood experiences among Indian adolescents, examine their associations with mental health and non-communicable disease risk factors, and evaluate a culturally adapted school-based intervention integrating trauma-informed care and social-emotional learning. Methods A sequential mixed-methods study will be conducted among appr

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