I DEAL is a life skills intervention that combines creative activities with games and group discussions to build the resilience and improve the coping skills of children and young people to better ‘deal’ with their daily lives. The intervention... Read more
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These child-friendly, participatory M&E exercises are based on field-tested tools, piloted with War Child Holland Uganda by Lotte Claessens. Based on her findings and on input of several stakeholders we have further developed the tools to enable the DEAL... Read more
The DEALS interventions promote a policy of ‘zero-tolerance to violence’, which includes violence toward the DEALS facilitator or any of the participants of any age. In reference to child safety, in adult-child relations and peer relations this document highlights... Read more
DEALS Facilitators are responsible for the safety and well-being of children and young people during their participation in the DEALS. This document highlights the main safety guidelines that should be followed. The DEALS are a set of life skills... Read more
This checklist should be used together with the Code of Conduct and the Child Safety Guidelines for DEALS facilitators. DEALS Facilitators are responsible for the safety and well-being of children and young people during their participation in the DEALS.... Read more
This folder contains the training of facilitators manual and presentation. The DEALS are a set of life skills courses aimed at enhancing resilience in children and young people. Coping skills are taught through discussions and creative activities. Themes include:... Read more
De Jong, K., & Kleber, R. J. (2007). Emergency conflict-related psychosocial interventions in Sierra Leone and Uganda lessons from Médecins Sans Frontières. Journal of health psychology, 12(3), 485-497. Médecins Sans Frontières has been involved in emergency mental health or... Read more
Catani, C., Kohiladevy, M., Ruf, M., Schauer, E., Elbert, T., & Neuner, F. (2009). Treating children traumatized by war and Tsunami: a comparison between exposure therapy and meditation-relaxation in North-East Sri Lanka. BMC psychiatry, 9(1), 1. Background: The North-Eastern... Read more
Bodas, M., Ben-Gershon, B., Rubinstein, Z., Bergman-Levy, T., & Peleg, K. (2015). The evolution of the emergency mental health system in Israel-from the 1980’s until today. Israel journal of health policy research, 4(1), 1. Emergency and disaster situations such... Read more
Mooren, T. T., Jong, K. D., Kleber, R. J., Kulenovic, S., & Ruvic, J. (2003). The evaluation of mental health services in war: a case register in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Intervention, 1(2), 57-67. Mental health programmes in war-stricken areas aim to... Read more