19 Mar 2021
Nearly 60,000 people applied for asylum in the Netherland in 2015, confronting the governmental structures and services with great administrative, logistical and service provision challenges. Refugee children’s psychosocial needs and wellbeing are often overlooked, and post-migration support is of pivotal importance. An easy accessible movement–based psychosocial intervention, called TeamUp, was developed for children aged 6–17 living in refugee reception centres.
A mixed-method process evaluation was conducted of (1) implementation process, (2) implementation quality, and (3) perceptions on implementation and outcomes. The intervention was positively perceived by all stakeholders and was found to have a positive impact on children’s psychosocial learning and wellbeing.
Authors: Bleile et al.
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.
Every child deserves support, the chance to be heard, and a future they can look to with hope. The Beyond Trauma consortium is providing evidence-based psychosocial and mental health support to children and young people affected by the war in Ukraine.
