22 Jan 2026
The social-ecological context of adolescent mental health, particularly adolescents living through humanitarian crises, is understudied. There is a pressing need for such research to inform the development of contextualised systemic interventions for this population.
Authors: Farah, S., Bosqui, T., Mayya, A., Shaito, Z., Elias, J., Betancourt, T. S., Carr, A., Donnelly, M., & Brown, F. L.
This study investigated the social ecological stressors and risk- and protective-factors experienced by adolescents and their families in crisis-hit Lebanon to inform a contextually grounded systemic psychosocial support intervention.
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.
