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Mental Health Among Displaced People and Refugees: Making the Case for Action at The World Bank Group

World Bank Group, 2017

“Forcibly displaced people’s mental health needs have often been neglected in response plans. Yet meeting these needs is critical to help displaced persons overcome trauma and rebuild their lives. Without appropriate mental health care, forcibly displaced people will often be unable to benefit fully from other forms of support that are provided to them. […] A shared commitment is needed from national and international actors to champion mental health parity in the provision of health and social services, including in humanitarian emergencies. High priority should go to identifying alternative sources of financing for mental health parity in health systems.”

https://www.mhinnovation.net/sites/default/files/downloads/resource/WBG_Web_MHDP_2017.pdf

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TED Talk: Why I train grandmothers to treat depression

Dixon Chibanda, TED talk, 2017

“Dixon Chibanda is one of 12 psychiatrists in Zimbabwe – for a population of more than 16 million. Realizing that his country would never be able to scale traditional methods of treating those with mental health issues, Chibanda helped to develop a beautiful solution powered by a limitless resource: grandmothers. In this extraordinary, inspirational talk, learn more about the friendship bench program, which trains grandmothers in evidence-based talk therapy and brings care, and hope, to those in need.”

https://www.ted.com/talks/dixon_chibanda_why_i_train_grandmothers_to_treat_depression?language=en#t-251724

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Cambodia’s Hidden Scars: Trauma Psychology in the Wake of the Khmer Rouge

Van Schaack B, Reicherter D, Chhang Y, 2011

This text explores the profound impact of war and genocide on human psychology with a  focus on Cambodia and the work of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC). Interdisciplinary in nature, this edited volume presents the current research on the impact of trauma not only on survivors’ mental health processes but also on the ability of survivors to participate in legal processes, such as the trials of surviving members of the Khmer Rouge before the ECCC.

http://tpocambodia.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/DCCAM_Cambodias-Hidden-Scars.pdf

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Nunca Más International Network for Human Rights and Psycho-social Response

We are a human-rights-based development organization that strives to mitigate the consequences of severe human rights violations, such as collective violence. We support and empower victims/survivors of human rights violations and seek to change the conditions that perpetuate collective violence through preventative strategies.

http://www.nuncamas.net/

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Helsinki Committee

Helsinki Committees have begun to emerge after the signing of the Final Helsinki Act in May 1975. Presently, they exist in 34 countries. Its goal is to protect citizens through monitoring the fulfillment of governmental responsibilities regarding human rights and freedoms, as adopted by the country through international agreements.

http://www.hfhr.pl/en/

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Committee for Protection of Democratic Rights (CPDR)

The Committee for Protection of Democratic Rights (CPDR) was set up in Mumbai in the aftermath of Emergency like most Civil Liberties and Democratic Rights organisations in India. The main objective of the CPDR has been to educate people on their democratic rights.

https://www.facebook.com/CPDR-Maharashtra-699675390178855/

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Motivation Romania

Motivation was established in 1995 and since then been working for the rights of and has been providing support to children and youth with disabilities in Romania. The services we offer cover a wide range of needs of children and adults with disabilities, from equipment suitable for different types of mobility disabilities, in rehabilitation therapy and independent living training, with an instructor in the wheelchair. Their programs focus on social, educational and professional inclusion through consultancy for accessibility, by facilitating employment of people with disabilities, through day center services or leisure activities such as adapted sports or cultural events.

http://motivation.ro/en/about-us/

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Practical guide to the Istanbul Protocol – for lawyers

IRCT

Action Against Torture. This guide is intended as an auxiliary instrument to the Istanbul Protocol and has been developed as a source of practical reference for lawyers engaged in the investigation and documentation of cases of alleged torture.

https://issuu.com/irct/docs/legal_en_web

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Psychosocial and mental health interventions in areas of mass violence

MSF, Kaz De Jong, 2011

These guidelines and the contribution to the Inter Agency Standing Committee Guidelines, Mental Health: Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings is written to share our technical experiences, to help colleagues and other humanitarian workers to avoid repeating the mistakes we have made. We do not claim that our intervention model is the only way to approach psychosocial or mental health problems in areas of conflict. We realise the limitations and opportunities of our organisation’s specific medical, humanitarian emergency origin as well as the specificity of our experiences.

https://www.msf.org/sites/msf.org/files/msf_mentalhealthguidelines.pdf

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Restoring dignity a toolkit for religious communities to end violence against women

Religions for Peace

This toolkit was designed in collaboration with religious leaders from countries around the world for women and men of faith working at the community, national or international level. The toolkit offers religious leaders, faith communities and Inter-religious Councils the tools to carry out awareness, prevention advocacy programs to help bring an end to violence against women.

https://www.healthpolicyinitiative.com/Publications/Documents/1032_1_RESTORING_DIGNITY__End_Violence_Against_Women_Toolkit_acc.pdf

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