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Advancing evidence-informed implementation of mental health and psychosocial support for trauma-impacted communities

ABOUT US

The Mental Health and Psychosocial Support  Knowledge Hub is a global platform for generating, synthesizing, and disseminating research, innovations, and advocacy efforts related to the promotion and protection of the mental health and psychosocial wellbeing of populations living in trauma-impacted communities. We are composed of mental health practitioners, researchers, policy-makers, funders, and advocates from around the world working to improve services to survivors, their families, and communities and to strengthen the capacity of country-based institutions to deliver services to these populations.

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Intervention Evidence Database

This database tracks available evidence from nearly 300 mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) interventions implemented in low-and middle-income countries.

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RESOURCE REPOSITORY

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LATEST POSTS
Children under five-years-old are screened for malnutrition at an Action Against Hunger centre. Mothers are given nutritious food paste and high energy biscuits to feed their children. Children are also given vitamins and de-worming tablets. Any children with medical complications are supported with referrals.

Study Brief: Being a Rohingya mother with a malnourished child living in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh

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WHO guide for integration of perinatal mental health in maternal and child health services

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Job Opening: Postdoctoral Fellowship Opening for the Center for Innovation in Mental Health

CURRENT ACTIVITIES

Community-based Approaches:

With support from USAID’s HEARD project, the ISC MHPSS Learning Collaborative is informing community-based mental health (CBMH) efforts through two complementary activities: (1) a global landscape analysis of relevant CBMH interventions and policies, and (2) support to rapid implementation studies of ongoing CBMH interventions. Collectively, the geographic focus spans Latin America, Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, and touches on parts of the Middle East region. ISC anchor partners together with an expanding network of new partners are at the helm and bolstered by the MHPSS Learning Collaborative.

What do we want to learn?

From the Landscape Analysis we will explore promising/innovative community-based approaches/interventions being implemented to address mental health across the life course; identify the actors in this space; and how the policy and strategy environment supports mental health investment and action. The handful of studies awarded through the previous RFA solicitation will investigate specific interventions currently being implemented and address questions about how they are improving mental health outcomes (e.g. service access, clinical outcomes); and consider how these interventions rate on key implementation factors (e.g. acceptability, scalability, sustainability, adaptability).

FEATURED INTERVENTIONS

BANGLADESH

Baby Friendly Spaces in low-resource humanitarian settings

UGANDA

Journey of Life psychosocial support intervention for conflict-affected populations

ECUADOR | PANAMA

Coping skills training for migrant and host communities

COLOMBIA

Community-based psychosocial group intervention for those affected by violence

JORDAN

Nurturing Families Programme for refugees, internally displaced populations, and host community members

PARTNERS AND EXPERTS

View our directory of technical and policy partners at the local, national, regional, and global levels working together to foster joint learning and evidence advocacy and uptake.

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