In humanitarian settings, mental health and psychosocial support services (MHPSS) are often delivered in group-based formats. Group interventions enable providers to reach more individuals when…
A new tool is proving to offer a low-cost and effective solution for detecting mental health problems among children in conflict-affected settings. Armed with this evidence, we can now promote the…
This report outlines a VoiceMore project led by a group of young people living in North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, supported by War Child. It details their concerns regarding the abuse…
Since the advent of COVID-19, school closures have caused major disruption to classroom-based learning worldwide. While many tech-driven alternatives have emerged, little is known about how effective…
This study evaluates the accuracy of the Community Case Detection Tool (CCDT) in detecting children and adolescents aged 6–18 years with significant mental health care needs in a conflict-affected…
The coronavirus pandemic has left no-one untouched. Yet, the fallouts are particularly acute in the countries where War Child is present. Children have become more exposed to a number of grave…
This study adapted the World Health Organization’s mental health Gap-Intervention Guidelines (mhGAP-IG) developmental disorders module into a tablet-based android application to train caregivers of…
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…
Our Can’t Wait to Learn programme enables children affected by violence and war to learn through playing digital educational games. New research suggests applied artificial intelligence can prevent…
