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The Syrian conflict, which is now approaching its seventh year, has forced well over 5.2 million of the country’s citizens to take refuge in neighboring countries. To date, it is estimated that over 654,582 displaced Syrians reside in Jordan1,... Read more
Horn, R., & Strang, A. (2008). A Jordanian case study: the implementation of the IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings. Intervention, 6(3), 291-293. This case study describes the use of the IASC Guidelines on... Read more
Gilbert, J. (2009). Power and ethics in psychosocial counselling: reflections on the experience of an international NGO providing services for Iraqi refugees in Jordan. Intervention, 7(1), 50-60. This paper reflects on some of the moral dilemmas inherent in the... Read more
O’Connell, R., Poudyal, B., Streel, E., Bahgat, F., Tol, W., & Ventevogel, P. (2012). Who is where, when, doing what: mapping services for mental health and psychosocial support in emergencies. Intervention, 10(2), 171-176. Mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS)... Read more
Abo-Hilal, M., & Hoogstad, M. (2013). Syrian mental health professionals as refugees in Jordan: establishing mental health services for fellow refugees. Intervention, 11(1 Special Anniversary Issue: Part 2), 89-93. While the conflict in Syria rages on, one psychiatrist and... Read more
Quosh, C., Eloul, L., & Ajlani, R. (2013). Mental health of refugees and displaced persons in Syria and surrounding countries: a systematic review. Intervention, 11(3), 276-294. Over the past two years, Syria went from being the third largest refugee... Read more
Darras, L., & van der Heide, R. (2015). Implementing psychosocial methods to reinforce women's legal rights awareness training in Jordan. Intervention, 13(3), 268-278. There are often large gaps between providing information on legal rights and the actual use of... Read more
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