Sithamparanathan, K. (2003). Interventions and methods of the Theatre Action Group. Intervention, 1(1), 44-47. In this article I will review three types of psychosocialinterventions done bytheorganisation Theatre Action Group (TAG) in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, aimed at successively children, their... Read more
Psychosocial intervention
Ispanovic-Radojkovic, V. (2003). Youth clubs: Psychosocial intervention with young refugees. Intervention, 1(3), 38-44. The war in former Yugoslavia (1991-95) exposed hundreds of thousands of children and adolescents to very intensive, often multiple traumatic experiences, followed by a chain of... Read more
Wickramage, K. (2006). Sri Lanka's post-tsunami psychosocial playground: lessons for future psychosocial programming and interventions following disasters. Intervention, 4(2), 163-168. This paper explores examples of unsolicited, culturally inappropriate and conflict insensitive interventions initiated by both local and international teams... Read more
Kalksma-Van Lith, B. (2007). Psychosocial interventions for children in war-affected areas: the state of the art. Intervention, 5(1), 3-17. In this article the literature on psychosocial assistance to children in war-affected areas is reviewed. Two main types of interventions... Read more
Bandeira, M. (2009). Ex-combatants in South Africa: how to address their needs. Intervention, 7(1), 61-66. South Africa held its first democratic elections in 1994. Fourteen years later, it is clear that ex-combatants remain a vulnerable group. A limited disarmament,... Read more
Ley, C., & Barrio, M. R. (2010). Movement, games and sport in psychosocial intervention: a critical discussion of its potential and limitations within cooperation for development. Intervention, 8(2), 106-120. This article critically discusses the use of movement, games and... 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
Paglia, E. (2013). Psychological support during an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Intervention, 11(2), 195-198. In this paper, the author reflects on her personal experiences as an expatriate psychologist, in the Democratic Republic of the... Read more
O’Callaghan, P., McMullen, J., Shannon, C., & Rafferty, H. (2015). Comparing a trauma focused and non trauma focused intervention with war affected Congolese youth: a preliminary randomised trial. Intervention, 13(1), 28-44. Chicago While there is broad consensus about the... Read more
Cheung, E. Y. (2015). An outbreak of fear, rumours and stigma: psychosocial support for the Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in West Africa. Intervention, 13(1), 70-76. This field report summarises the experience and lessons learnt by the author, who was... Read more
