We know that task-sharing psychological interventions with refugees can be effective. We know far less about what is needed to integrate such interventions into routine systems of care. Aniek Woodward & STRENGTHS-Project looked at precisely that. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

New publication from STRENGTHS on gPM+ for common mental disorders in Syrian refugees in Jordan #mentalhealth #Refugees #OpenScience Cambridge Core Richard Bryant Peter Ventevogel Pim Cuijpers doi.org/10.1017/S20457…

STRENGTHS-Project Cambridge Core Richard Bryant Pim Cuijpers Richard Bryant & STRENGTHS-Project found significant reduction of common mental health symptoms among Syrian refugees in a camp in Jordan 3 months after treatment with PM+. But at 12 months follow up there were no differences with control group anymore 1/2 MHPSS Network Ceren Acarturk

STRENGTHS-Project Cambridge Core Richard Bryant Pim Cuijpers MHPSS Network Ceren Acarturk 2/2 The short-term benefits of a brief, psychological programme delivered by lay providers may not be sustained over longer time periods, and there is a need for sustainable programmes that can prolong benefits gained through gPM+. MHPSS Network Kenneth E Miller William Yule Julian Eaton

Our latest STRENGTHS-Project paper led by Anne de Graaf shows that peer-provided brief psychological intervention (PM+) for Syrian refugees in Netherlands has positive impact on #mentalhealth mentalhealth.bmj.com/content/26/1/e…

Our #RCT on Problem Management Plus (PM+) with #Syrian #refugees in the Netherlands got published in BMJ Mental Health! What did this trial show? 🧵 1/9 dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjmen…

⚡️Pilot RCT of the Early Adolescents Skills for Emotions (EASE) intervention in Lebanon - results out now! STRENGTHS-Project 🔓Open access: bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

💡Learn about the key findings and recommendations from STRENGTHS in our #policy brief📝 ➡️strengths-project.eu/wp-content/upl…⬅️ #mentalhealth #Refugees #Syria Peter Ventevogel David McDaid Ceren Acarturk Naser Morina Anne de Graaff Pim Cuijpers

The STRENGTHS-Project adapted, tested and implemented the Problem Management Plus #PM+ program with Syrian refugees. We published the results in our 2021 special section, and just made them available in #arabic. Find them here interventionjournal.org/arabic_article…

💡 STRENGTHS coordinator Prof.dr. Marit Sijbrandij & @WarChildHolland highlight the importance of mental health and psychosocial support for children affected by war 🚨 Watch the full TV 📺 programme here (in Dutch 🇳🇱) ➡️ npostart.nl/tijd-voor-max/…

Policy Brief shows main findings and policy implications of the EC-funded STRENGTHS consortium that researched Problem Management Plus (PM+) with Syrian refugees in MENA and Europe UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency MHPSS Network Pim Cuijpers David McDaid Ceren Acarturk Horizon 2020 unhcr.org/media/65138

💡 Read our publication on the impact of the #Covid #pandemic on STRENGTHS randomised controlled trials Access the full article here ➡️ sciencedirect.com/science/articl… #openscience #refugees #Syria

💡 Read our latest STRENGTHS paper on the scalability of digital psychological innovations for #Refugees ➡️ sciencedirect.com/science/articl… #Egypt #Germany #Sweden Peter Ventevogel @bayardroberts Pim Cuijpers

Our latest STRENGTHS publication shows that PM+ reduces post-migration living difficulties among #refugees and #asylum seekers sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Naser Morina Anne de Graaff David McDaid Pim Cuijpers #PMLD #mentalhealth

Read our latest STRENGTHS publication on the evaluation of the EASE intervention in Lebanon. 👉 sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Research and Development War Child #openscience #mentalhealth #Lebanon

join us for an international symposium on #scalable #interventions at University of Zurich Unispital_USZ with international experts Ulrich Schnyder David McDaid Marit Sijbrandij Peter Ventevogel MarkMHPSS Zeinab Hijazi (she/her) ... register here spirit-network.ch

Our Symposium about Scalable psychological interventions: Quo vadis? is about to start. Join our Livestream: vimeo.com/event/3977447

Next up Marit Sijbrandij Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam who will discuss what works in scalable interventions for refugee #mentalhealth. Includes major Horizon Europe🇪🇺 funded work STRENGTHS-Project supporting Syrians in Middle East and Europe #spritsymposium streamed online via spirit-network.ch

Leading research about prevention and treatment of mental disorders, Prof. Marit Sijbrandij is striving to forge universally scalable psychological interventions and enhance access to mental health support worldwide. Today she is talking about scalable interventions for refugees.

Prof. David Mc Daid shares compelling economic arguments to make the economic case for the brief scalable psychological Interventions. He is esteemed for his insightful analysis on the economic dimension of health care interventions. David Mc Daid