title: Development of a multi-layered psychosocial care system for children in areas of political violence.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Research & Development, HealthNet TPO, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. mjordans@healthnettpo.org.
authors.forename: Mark Jd
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Jordans
authors.forename: Wietse A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Tol
authors.forename: Ivan H
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Komproe
authors.forename: Dessy
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Susanty
authors.forename: Anavarathan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vallipuram
authors.forename: Prudence
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ntamatumba
authors.forename: Amin C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Lasuba
authors.forename: Joop Tvm
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: de Jong