1 Dec 2025
Inclusive participation of mental health service users is critical for effective decision-making and governance, yet remains underexplored in humanitarian settings. Lebanon, facing protracted crises and hosting over 1.5 million Syrian refugees, provides a unique case to examine pathways of service user participation in mental health decision-making.
Authors: Zreik, T., Chaar, S., Lokot, M., El Masri, R., Ali, R., Mekssasi, B., Elias, J., Asmar, M., McKee, M., Brown, F. L., El Chammay, R., & Roberts, B.
This qualitative study investigates barriers, facilitators, and power dynamics influencing service user participation at the micro-, meso- (service), and macro- (policy) levels.
Violence against children (VAC) is a global problem, and the development of empirical methods to better understand its nature is a step towards tackling this challenge.
Globally, about one billion children experience violence, affecting individuals, families, communities, and society. In Colombia, ongoing conflict and drug-related armed violence drive high violence rates.
Strategies to promote mental health care help-seeking among children are needed, especially in lowincome and middle-income countries and in complex settings. The aim of this trial was to compare a vignette-based, community-level, proactive case detection tool (CCDT) against standard awareness raising for promoting mental health help-seeking among children and adolescents.
