Authors: Woodward, A., Fuhr, D. C., Barry, A. S., Balabanova, D., Sondorp, E., Dieleman, M. A., Pratley, P., Schoenberger, S. F., McKee, M., Ilkkursun, Z., ... STRENGTHS consortium.
To do so, it used a mixed-methods rapid appraisal methodology guided by an adapted WHO Health System Framework was used to assess HSR in eight countries (Egypt, Germany, Jordan, Lebanon, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, and Türkiye). Overall, it finds all eight host countries struggle to provide responsive MHPSS to Syrian refugees. Strengthening the mental health workforce (in terms of quantity, quality, diversity, and distribution) is therefore urgently needed to enable Syrian refugees to receive culturally appropriate and timely care and improve mental health outcomes.
