Stanely Katimbo Mukasa2025-06-172025-06-172025-05-27https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11951/1639PostgraduateThe study was about alcohol abuse-related mental disorders among urban teenagers in schools in Rubaga Division, Kampala district. The specific objectives included to explore the most common types of alcohol abuse and mental disorders among teenagers in urban schools, to identify challenges caused by alcohol abuse among teenagers in schools, to find out the causes of alcohol abuse among teenagers in urban schools and to explore social work interventions to challenges caused by alcohol abuse leading to mental disorders among teenagers. There is a high number of school dropouts and mental disorders cases among teenagers due to alcohol abuse, which prompted the study. The study adopted a cross-section survey research design (Cohen,2011). The population is comprised of two head teachers, two deputy head teachers, two director of studies, two senior women teachers, ninety teachers, and two hundred eighty-two students. The study employed a mixed methodology, and the area of study was Mengo village, Rubaga division, Kampala district. The study employed purposive sampling, and data was collected using questionnaires and interview guides, and it was analysed quantitatively and qualitatively. The most common types of alcohol abuse among teenagers in schools, according to the findings, include Uganda waragi, Kasese waragi, whisky, beer, and all sorts of locally brewed energy drinks. The researcher found that challenges caused by alcohol abuse and mental disorders among teenagers include a rise in teenage pregnancies, high HIV/AIDS prevalence, and high school dropout rates. The study revealed that social work intervention to challenges caused by alcohol abuse included educational campaigns on eradicating alcohol abuse, counselling teenagers and advocating for strict laws on alcohol access. Based on the study findings, the researcher concluded that alcohol abuse significantly impacts mental disorders among teenagers. It is recommended that the government, with the help of non-government organisations, should offer educational campaigns and sensitisation. Religious organisations like churches and mosques should also help in these campaigns, and areas of further research were suggested.enThesis