A five-week classroom-based group intervention designed by the HealthNet Transcultural Psychosocial Organisation (TPO). Aims to reduce distress and enhance resilience among children in conflict settings. Includes various concepts from creative, expressive and experiential therapy, cooperative play, parental support and CBT.

Psychosocial Care for Children in Conflict Areas (PCCCA)

The intervention comprises five levels: mental health promotion for the general population, preventive group activities, classroom-based interventions for specific subgroups, counseling by paraprofessionals for targeted subgroups, and specialized individual psychiatric treatment. A comprehensive monitoring and evaluation framework was utilized to assess the care package in four war-affected countries (Burundi, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Sudan). The evaluation yielded positive feedback from nearly 30,000 child beneficiaries across all settings.

Multilevel community-based package intervention for war-affected youth

An intervention involving a unique combination of activities at individual, group, and family levels. Laypersons were involved in delivering the intervention, which was evaluated in a pilot study with Kosovan refugee children and adolescents in Germany. The treatment addressed both past traumatic experiences and post-migration stressors, incorporating creative techniques and psychoeducation. Post-intervention results showed significant reductions in symptoms of PTSD, depression, and anxiety, with participants demonstrating improved psychosocial functioning. However, the study lacked a control group.

Short term multilevel intervention for war-affected youth

A type of intervention with a multilevel ecological focus.

Michigan State University

- Individual 
- Family 
- Peer/school
- Community
- Multilevel

Socio-ecological levels of interventions for youth affected by war/conflict

Betancourt, T. S., Meyers-Ohki, S. E., Charrow, A. P., & Tol, W. A. (2013). Interventions for children affected by war: an ecological perspective on psychosocial support and mental health care. Harvard review of psychiatry, 21(2), 70–91. https://doi.org/10.1097/HRP.0b013e318283bf8f

Interventions for Children Affected by War: An Ecological Perspective on Psychosocial Support and Mental Health Care

A type of intervention with an ecological focus on the individual.

Individual level interventions for youth affected by war/conflict

A type of intervention with an ecological focus on peers/school.

Peer/School level interventions for youth affected by war/conflict

A type of intervention with an ecological focus on the community

Community level interventions for youth affected by war/conflict

A type of intervention with an ecological focus on the Family.

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