Title |
Development of a multi-layered psychosocial care system for children in areas of political violence
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Published in |
International Journal of Mental Health Systems, June 2010
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DOI | 10.1186/1752-4458-4-15 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Mark JD Jordans, Wietse A Tol, Ivan H Komproe, Dessy Susanty, Anavarathan Vallipuram, Prudence Ntamatumba, Amin C Lasuba, Joop TVM de Jong |
Abstract |
Few psychosocial and mental health care systems have been reported for children affected by political violence in low- and middle income settings and there is a paucity of research-supported recommendations. This paper describes a field tested multi-layered psychosocial care system for children (focus age between 8-14 years), aiming to translate common principles and guidelines into a comprehensive support package. This community-based approach includes different overlapping levels of interventions to address varying needs for support. These levels provide assessment and management of problems that range from the social-pedagogic domain to the psychosocial, the psychological and the psychiatric domains. Specific intervention methodologies and their rationale are described within the context of a four-country program (Burundi, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Sudan). The paper aims to contribute to bridge the divide in the literature between guidelines, consensus & research and clinical practice in the field of psychosocial and mental health care in low- and middle-income countries. |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 21 | 14% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 11 | 7% |
Neuroscience | 3 | 2% |
Other | 9 | 6% |
Unknown | 39 | 26% |