TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Development of a multi-layered psychosocial care system for children in areas of political violence
JO  - International journal of mental health systems
A1  - Jordans, Mark J. D.
A1  - Tol, Wietse A.
A1  - Komproe, Ivan H.
A1  - Susanty, Dessy
A1  - Vallipuram, Anavarathan
A1  - Ntamatumba, Prudence
A1  - Lasuba, Amin C.
A1  - de Jong, Joop T.V.M.
SP  - 15
EP  - 15
VL  - 4
IS  - 1
N2  - Few psychosocial and mental health care systems have been reported for children affected by political violence in low- and middle income settings and there is a paucity of research-supported recommendations. This paper describes a field tested multi-layered psychosocial care system for children (focus age between 8-14 years), aiming to translate common principles and guidelines into a comprehensive support package. This community-based approach includes different overlapping levels of interventions to address varying needs for support. These levels provide assessment and management of problems that range from the social-pedagogic domain to the psychosocial, the psychological and the psychiatric domains. Specific intervention methodologies and their rationale are described within the context of a four-country program (Burundi, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Sudan). The paper aims to contribute to bridge the divide in the literature between guidelines, consensus & research and clinical practice in the field of psychosocial and mental health care in low- and middle-income countries.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1752-4458
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-4458-4-15
ID  - ref1
ER  -