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The cultural and contextual adaptation process of an intervention to reduce psychological distress in young adolescents living in Lebanon

This paper reports the adaptation process conducted on a new World Health Organization psychological intervention—Early Adolescent Skills for Emotions (EASE)—for use in the north of Lebanon.

Protocol for a randomized control trial of the caregiver support intervention with Syrian refugees in Lebanon

The Caregiver Support Intervention (CSI) aims to strengthen quality of parenting skills by lowering stress and improving psychosocial wellbeing among refugee caregivers of children aged 3–12 years,…

Can't Wait to Learn among top 100 Social Innovations

Can’t Wait to Learn - the e-learning programme driven by War Child Holland and coalition partners - has been chosen as one of the top 100 innovations to help solve the world's most critical social…

Guided self-help to reduce psychological distress in South Sudanese female refugees in Uganda: a cluster randomised trial

Innovative solutions are required to provide mental health support at scale in low-resource humanitarian contexts. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of a facilitator-guided, group-based,…

Stigma reduction interventions for children and adolescents in low- and middle-income countries: Systematic review of intervention strategies

Stigmatisation and discrimination are common worldwide, and have profound negative impacts on health and quality of life. Research, albeit limited, has focused predominantly on adults. There is a…

War Child developing new play methods in Eastern Africa

War Child is helping to develop new methods of learning through play for children affected by armed violence in East Africa. There are as many as three million refugees in the region, often spending…

New approach to tackle the crisis in mental health

Professor Mark Jordans - War Child head of Research and Development - argues for a new approach to meet the urgent mental health needs of children living in the midst of war. In our latest video he…

Development of WHO Caregiver Skills Training Program for Developmental Disorders or Delays

Globally, 52.9 million children under the age of 5 experience a developmental disability, such as sensory impairment, intellectual disability, and autism spectrum disorders. Of these 95% live in…

Early Adolescent Skills for Emotions (EASE) intervention for the treatment of psychological distress in adolescents: study protocol for randomised controlled trials in Lebanon and Jordan

This paper outlines the study protocols for two trials of the Early Adolescent Skills for Emotions (EASE) psychological intervention for young adolescents with internalising problems - one in Lebanon…

Games for Change nominates Can’t Wait to Learn

The annual Games For Change festival celebrates technological innovations that contribute to social good. The festival takes place this month in New York - and our transformative education programme…