Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Network | Community Mobilizing and Family Support | Group Activity http://mhpss.net/groups/community-mobilizing-and-family-support/activity/feed Community Mobilizing and Family Support - Group Activity Feed Sat, 25 May 2013 12:36:22 +0000 http://buddypress.org/?v=1.5.5 http://mhpss.net/activity/p/13726/ Lidia Luna uploaded the file: Handbook for Community Volunteer Counsellors to Community Mobilizing and Family Support http://mhpss.net/activity/p/13726/ Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:20:51 +0000 Lidia Luna uploaded the file: Handbook for Community Volunteer Counsellors to Community Mobilizing and Family Support Uploaded by Chathuri Jayasooriyya on March 6, 2012. 108 downloads

This is a handbook developed by AVSI to support the community volunteer counsellors (CVCs) in the Kitgum and Pader Districts in Uganda under the Psycho Social Support Program (PSSP), in their work with their communities.

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]]> http://mhpss.net/activity/p/13721/ Lidia Luna edited the file: Community based psychosocial services in humanitarian assistance- A facilitator's guide:2005 in Community Mobilizing and Family Support http://mhpss.net/activity/p/13721/ Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:13:31 +0000 Lidia Luna edited the file: Community based psychosocial services in humanitarian assistance- A facilitator's guide:2005 in Community Mobilizing and Family Support

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]]> http://mhpss.net/activity/p/13720/ Lidia Luna uploaded the file: Communiti based psychosocial services in humanitarian assistance- A facilitator's guide:2005 to Community Mobilizing and Family Support http://mhpss.net/activity/p/13720/ Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:13:09 +0000 Lidia Luna uploaded the file: Communiti based psychosocial services in humanitarian assistance- A facilitator's guide:2005 to Community Mobilizing and Family Support Uploaded by Gayathri Jayasooriya on September 3, 2012. 71 downloads

Version 2, May 2005 http://www.svenskakyrkan.se/psychosocialservices

This guide highlights the need to identify and assist people in meeting their psychosocial needs following a major emergency or disaster. Meeting these psychosocial needs is as important as fulfilling the obvious needs for food clothing and shelter.

This guide meets the need to train community-based psychosocial workers following major emergencies or disasters. The choice of topics that are included in this guide is made out of our common experience as the most essential to build awareness and knowledge in psychosocial assistance in humanitarian assistance.

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]]> http://mhpss.net/activity/p/13719/ Lidia Luna joined the group Community Mobilizing and Family Support http://mhpss.net/activity/p/13719/ Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:09:18 +0000 Lidia Luna joined the group Community Mobilizing and Family Support

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]]> http://mhpss.net/activity/p/13710/ Helen Nic an Rí joined the group Community Mobilizing and Family Support http://mhpss.net/activity/p/13710/ Tue, 09 Apr 2013 10:52:22 +0000 Helen Nic an Rí joined the group Community Mobilizing and Family Support

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]]> http://mhpss.net/activity/p/12904/ Anup Chandra Poudel joined the group Community Mobilizing and Family Support http://mhpss.net/activity/p/12904/ Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:34:30 +0000 Anup Chandra Poudel joined the group Community Mobilizing and Family Support

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]]> http://mhpss.net/activity/p/12765/ Lucy Hillier posted an update in the group Community Mobilizing and Family Support: A date for your diary. The definitive conference on children […] http://mhpss.net/activity/p/12765/ Thu, 14 Mar 2013 11:46:45 +0000 Lucy Hillier posted an update in the group Community Mobilizing and Family Support A date for your diary. The definitive conference on children and PSS in southern and eastern Africa. Regional Psychosocial Support Forum 2013
Dates: 29 – 31 October 2013
Venue: Kenyatta International Conference Centre, Nairobi, Kenya. Follow link for more info on how to participate. https://www.repssi.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=91&Itemid=138

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]]> http://mhpss.net/activity/p/12677/ Maximilien Zimmermann joined the group Community Mobilizing and Family Support http://mhpss.net/activity/p/12677/ Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:47:17 +0000 Maximilien Zimmermann joined the group Community Mobilizing and Family Support

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]]> http://mhpss.net/activity/p/11422/ Sarah Meyer joined the group Community Mobilizing and Family Support http://mhpss.net/activity/p/11422/ Mon, 28 Jan 2013 02:56:19 +0000 Sarah Meyer joined the group Community Mobilizing and Family Support

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]]> http://mhpss.net/activity/p/11400/ nersisuseamini joined the group Community Mobilizing and Family Support http://mhpss.net/activity/p/11400/ Sat, 26 Jan 2013 20:48:59 +0000 nersisuseamini joined the group Community Mobilizing and Family Support

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]]> http://mhpss.net/activity/p/10709/ Grace Onyango uploaded the file: Handbook on Participatory Methods on Community-Based Projects to Psychosocial Care & Protection of Children to Community Mobilizing and Family Support http://mhpss.net/activity/p/10709/ Thu, 10 Jan 2013 19:13:53 +0000 Grace Onyango uploaded the file: Handbook on Participatory Methods on Community-Based Projects to Psychosocial Care & Protection of Children to Community Mobilizing and Family Support Please note: this report is also posted under the Psychosocial Care and Protection of Children group. The handbook provides a step-by-step guide in implementing the participatory methods described in the community-based participatory action report. (See Community-Based Reintegration of War Affected Young Mothers-Participatory Action Research (PAR) in Liberia, Sierra Leone & Northern Uganda report uploaded to this group previously). It answers the ‘how to’ questions of all the processes involved in working with the targeted vulnerable groups in the community.

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]]> http://mhpss.net/activity/p/10708/ Grace Onyango uploaded the file: Community-Based Reintegration of War Affected Young Mothers-Participatory Action Research (PAR) in Liberia, Sierra Leone & Northern Uganda to Community Mobilizing and Family Support http://mhpss.net/activity/p/10708/ Thu, 10 Jan 2013 19:06:55 +0000 Grace Onyango uploaded the file: Community-Based Reintegration of War Affected Young Mothers-Participatory Action Research (PAR) in Liberia, Sierra Leone & Northern Uganda to Community Mobilizing and Family Support Please note: this report is also posted under the Psychosocial Care and Protection of Children group as I feel it is relevant to both groups. This is a report of a study designed to include girl mothers, both formerly associated with armed groups and other vulnerable young girls who became pregnant or gave birth when they were under 18 years of age over a three year period.
The report describes a community-based participatory action research (PAR) project involving approximately 658 young mothers and over 1200 of their children living in the three war-torn countries of Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Northern Uganda. The report seeks to understand reintegration from the young mothers’ perspectives, learning from them about what constitutes successful reintegration for themselves and their children. The project supported the young mothers in implementing actions that they thought would assist them in achieving their notion of successful reintegration. The young mothers were actively involved in leadership roles in program development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, working to reduce the powerful stigma they face through their garnering of local resources. The project works to develop organizational capacity to implement programs using highly participatory approaches.

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]]> http://mhpss.net/activity/p/10682/ Grace Onyango joined the group Community Mobilizing and Family Support http://mhpss.net/activity/p/10682/ Wed, 09 Jan 2013 18:42:58 +0000 Grace Onyango joined the group Community Mobilizing and Family Support

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]]> http://mhpss.net/activity/p/10415/ Miryam Rivera-Holguin uploaded the file: Psychosocial Support and Communitarian Mental Health after the earthquake: Murals to see and dream to Community Mobilizing and Family Support http://mhpss.net/activity/p/10415/ Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:10:59 +0000 Miryam Rivera-Holguin uploaded the file: Psychosocial Support and Communitarian Mental Health after the earthquake: Murals to see and dream to Community Mobilizing and Family Support Sistematization of a community mobilization work implemented in Chincha-Perú, by the American Red Cross, after the earthquake in 2007. A training process was developed with the leaders of 17 communities (urban and rural).

Comments: Useful to people/institutions who would like to implement communitarian and participatorian activities, offers a step by step description.

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]]> http://mhpss.net/activity/p/10198/ isabel.debruincardoso joined the group Community Mobilizing and Family Support http://mhpss.net/activity/p/10198/ Wed, 19 Dec 2012 10:45:02 +0000 isabel.debruincardoso joined the group Community Mobilizing and Family Support

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]]> http://mhpss.net/activity/p/10190/ Lucy Hillier edited the file: Children and older carers affected by HIV and AIDS: Priorities for regional and national legislation, policy and programming for children affected by HIV and AIDS living with older carers in Community Mobilizing and Family Support http://mhpss.net/activity/p/10190/ Wed, 19 Dec 2012 10:43:33 +0000 Lucy Hillier edited the file: Children and older carers affected by HIV and AIDS: Priorities for regional and national legislation, policy and programming for children affected by HIV and AIDS living with older carers in Community Mobilizing and Family Support

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]]> http://mhpss.net/activity/p/10189/ Lucy Hillier uploaded the file: Children and older carers affected by HIV and AIDS: Priorities for regional and national legislation, policy and programming for children affected by HIV and AIDS living with older carers to Community Mobilizing and Family Support http://mhpss.net/activity/p/10189/ Wed, 19 Dec 2012 10:43:00 +0000 Lucy Hillier uploaded the file: Children and older carers affected by HIV and AIDS: Priorities for regional and national legislation, policy and programming for children affected by HIV and AIDS living with older carers to Community Mobilizing and Family Support A two page brief addressing older carers of HIV affected children PSS and Social Protection designed to assist with advocacy at the regional and national levels in eastern and southern Africa.

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]]> http://mhpss.net/activity/p/10117/ Lucy Hillier edited the file: “I am taking care of my granny properly and she is taking care of me” Intergenerational issues between older caregivers and children in the context of AIDS in eastern and southern Africa, RIATT-ESA and HelpAge, 2011 in Community Mobilizing and Family Support http://mhpss.net/activity/p/10117/ Tue, 18 Dec 2012 20:24:34 +0000 Lucy Hillier edited the file: “I am taking care of my granny properly and she is taking care of me” Intergenerational issues between older caregivers and children in the context of AIDS in eastern and southern Africa, RIATT-ESA and HelpAge, 2011 in Community Mobilizing and Family Support

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]]> http://mhpss.net/activity/p/10116/ Lucy Hillier uploaded the file: “I am taking care of my granny properly and she is taking care of me” Intergenerational issues between older caregivers and children in the context of AIDS in eastern and southern Africa, RIATT-ESA and HelpAge, 2011 to Community Mobilizing and Family Support http://mhpss.net/activity/p/10116/ Tue, 18 Dec 2012 20:22:30 +0000 Lucy Hillier uploaded the file: “I am taking care of my granny properly and she is taking care of me” Intergenerational issues between older caregivers and children in the context of AIDS in eastern and southern Africa, RIATT-ESA and HelpAge, 2011 to Community Mobilizing and Family Support This study responds to regional recommendations to strengthen families as a unit of care within the context of children affected by HIV and AIDS. In particular it addresses the recommendation to strengthen the skills of child, youth and older caregivers with age- and gender-sensitive training, including life and parenting skills, and awareness on sexuality and HIV and AIDS.

An operations research study was undertaken comprising a literature review and qualitative field research with older carers and children in seven countries in eastern and southern Africa. The objective of the research was to better understand intergenerational issues for older carers and children orphaned by AIDS and identify policy gaps, lessons learnt, and good practices with regards to support mechanisms for the enhancement of intergenerational relationships.

The study makes a number of recommendations relating to PSS for both older carers and the children they look after base don the findings.
This study is unique in that it addresses the psychosocial needs of older carers who are engaged in a very common living arrangement in Africa where they are caring for young children. In addition it highlights the mutual PSS gains which can be derived from this type of living arrangement for both older carers and children, with a strong emphasis on ensuring that social protection measures are in place to support these vulnerable households. The study can guide policy-makers and programmers who are seeking guidance on family strengthening and support.

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]]> http://mhpss.net/activity/p/10086/ Lucy Hillier joined the group Community Mobilizing and Family Support http://mhpss.net/activity/p/10086/ Tue, 18 Dec 2012 19:11:36 +0000 Lucy Hillier joined the group Community Mobilizing and Family Support

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