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• Education

Schools play a crucial role in supporting adolescent mental health, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where young people face structural and societal challenges. This study explores the feasibility and acceptability of the Health Action in Schools for a Thriving Adolescent Generation (HASHTAG), a multilevel intervention for at-risk adolescents aged 13–14 in South Africa.

12 Feb 2026

• Mental health and psychosocial support

Every child has the right to safety, education and psychosocial support. Especially in times of war. War Child supports children affected by armed conflict to cope with its impact, with one clear goal: to take the war out of a child. So, there is once again space to laugh, play and catch their breath. To make this impact truly visible, War Child is working with Pipple on a smart, data-driven solution: the Attendance App.

5 Feb 2026

• Mental health and psychosocial support

Forced displacement heightens mental health risks for children, including psychological, environmental and economic stressors, yet few interventions address whole-family needs within humanitarian contexts.

4 Feb 2026

• Mental health and psychosocial support

Despite decades of critique, many global mental health studies continue to reproduce colonial dynamics, particularly through their approach to informed consent. Too often, consent is treated as a bureaucratic formality—something to be signed once and filed away—rather than a dialogical and ongoing process.

23 Jan 2026

• Mental health and psychosocial support

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.

22 Jan 2026

When governments step away from multilateral systems designed to protect children, including those coordinated through the United Nations (UN), children are the first to feel the impact.

19 Jan 2026

War Child strongly condemns the drone attack on its office today in Masisi, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo. Initial reports indicate that shrapnel has caused civilian casualties in nearby residential areas, though figures remain unconfirmed.

2 Jan 2026

Statement from Rob Williams, War Child Alliance CEO

1 Jan 2026

• Education

Can’t Wait To Learn, War Child’s award-winning digital learning platform, has been officially listed in the Learning Cabinet: a major recognition that places it among a selected global group of high-quality, evidence-based EdTech solutions trusted by governments worldwide.

23 Dec 2025