Interventions for children affected by war: an ecological perspective on psychosocial support and mental health care

TS Betancourt, SE Meyers-Ohki… - Harvard review of …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Background Children and adolescents exposed to armed conflict are at high risk of
developing mental health problems. To date, a range of psychosocial approaches and …

What are the barriers to, and facilitators of, implementing and receiving MHPSS programmes delivered to populations affected by humanitarian emergencies? A …

K Dickson, M Bangpan - Global Mental Health, 2018 - cambridge.org
Background. Humanitarian emergencies can impact people's psychosocial well-being and
mental health. Providing mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) is an essential …

Applying the national mental health policy in conflict-affected regions: towards better social inclusion (Ukrainian case)

E Quirke, V Klymchuk, N Gusak… - Mental Health and …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose The ongoing armed conflict in Ukraine has had wide-ranging health, social and
economic consequences for the civilian population. It has emphasised the need for …

Syrian refugees living on the edge: policy and practice implications for mental health and psychosocial wellbeing

D Cantekin - International Migration, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
This qualitative study aims to explore the difficulties experienced by Syrian refugees living in
the camps of Turkey in the pre‐migration and post‐migration environment and the impacts …

Mental health system reform in contexts of humanitarian emergencies: toward a theory of “practice-based evidence”

H Kienzler - Culture, Medicine, and Psychiatry, 2019 - Springer
Humanitarian emergencies such as armed conflicts are increasingly perceived as
opportunities to improve mental health systems in fragile states. Research has been …

Leveraging systems science to promote the implementation and sustainability of mental health and psychosocial interventions in low-and middle-income countries

MC Greene, TTK Huang, A Giusto… - Harvard review of …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Advancements in global mental health implementation research have revealed promising
strategies for improving access to evidence-based mental health care. These advancements …

Building back better? Taking stock of the post-earthquake mental health and psychosocial response in Nepal

LE Chase, K Marahatta, K Sidgel, S Shrestha… - International journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Background The World Health Organization's 'building back better'approach
advocates capitalizing on the resources and political will elicited by disasters to strengthen …

Competency-based training and supervision: development of the WHO-UNICEF Ensuring Quality in Psychosocial and Mental Health Care (EQUIP) initiative

BA Kohrt, GA Pedersen, A Schafer, K Carswell… - The Lancet …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Globally, there has not been a standardised approach to ensure that the growing number of
people who are not licensed clinicians but are delivering psychological interventions and …

The power of rituals in dealing with traumatic stress symptoms: Cleansing rituals for former child soldiers in Northern Uganda

JH Schultz, L Weisæth - Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
International guidelines for emergency response note the importance of cultural adaptions
and facilitation of local spiritual and religious healing practices when appropriate. Deciding …

“Making Patients” in Postwar and Resource‐scarce Settings. Diagnosing and Treating Mental Illness in Postwar Kosovo

H Kienzler - Medical Anthropology Quarterly, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Postwar development contexts are increasingly sites of mental health and psychosocial
interventions in which local health providers are trained by foreign experts in evidence …