Psychosocial Support for Youth in Post-Conflict Situations: A trainer’s handbook is a joint initiative of the Reference Centre for Psychosocial Support of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (the PS Centre) and Danish Red Cross... Read more
Post-conflict
Post-Conflict Sri Lanka: The Lack of Mental Health Research and Resources among Affected Populations
Sritharan, J., & Sritharan, A. (2014). Post-Conflict Sri Lanka: The Lack of Mental Health Research and Resources among Affected Populations. International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 4(3). This paper examines the available published literature on the post-conflict and... Read more
Miller, K. E. (2012). When you need to know quickly: the efficiency and versatility of focus groups for NGOs in conflict and post conflict settings. Intervention, 10(2), 168-170. Read more
Fitzgerald, C., Elkaied, A., & Weissbecker, I. (2012). Mapping of mental health and psychosocial support in post conflict Libya. Intervention, 10(2), 188-200. The violent conflict that erupted in Libya and toppled the Gaddafi regime in 2011 has significantly impacted... Read more
van den Berg, S., Akello, G., & Sonpar, S. (2013). The first decade of Intervention: facts, figures & trends. Intervention, 11(1 Special Anniversary Issue: Part 2), 52-76. This paper aims to explore trends in developments in content and authors’... Read more
Silove, D. (2013). The ADAPT model: a conceptual framework for mental health and psychosocial programming in post conflict settings. Intervention, 11(3), 237-248. There is a growing consensus concerning the scope and components of mental health and psychosocial interventions needed... Read more
Meijer-Degen, F. (2014). Art therapy for mental health workers in areas affected by violence: a rarely explored resource. Intervention, 12(1), 99-107. Experiences with survivors of extreme violence demonstrate that treatments that focus exclusively on verbal expression are often insufficient.... Read more
Social capital and mental health: connections and complexities in contexts of post conflict recovery
Scholte, W. F., & Ager, A. K. (2014). Social capital and mental health: connections and complexities in contexts of post conflict recovery. Intervention, 12(2), 210-218. Chicago In war affected populations there is often severe disruption of societal cohesion. Additionally,... Read more
King, R. U. (2014). Key factors that facilitate intergroup dialogue and psychosocial healing in Rwanda: a qualitative study. Intervention, 12(3), 416-429. Psychosocial interventions in many post conflict settings, including Rwanda, have failed to facilitate dialogue between members of conflicting... Read more
Babatunde, A. O. (2014). Harnessing traditional practices for use in the reintegration of child soldiers in Africa: examples from Liberia and Burundi. Intervention, 12(3), 379-392. The changing nature of armed conflict has been characterised by the use of children... Read more
