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Public Group active 2 months, 2 weeks agoThis is a public group for materials and discussions related to mental health and psychosocial support in Sri Lanka.
If you are a practitioner based in Sri Lanka or have an interest in the field in Sri Lanka, please join and contribute!
Chathuri Jayasooriyya uploaded the file: Training of Trainers on Psychological First Aid (PFA) – Application Form to
Sri Lanka 1 month agoTraining of Trainers on Psychological First Aid (PFA) for Crisis Events in
Sri Lanka: 16th – 19th May 2012 in BatticaloaPlease refer ‘Training of Trainers on Psychological First Aid (PFA) – Call for Applications’ which is uploaded to this group separately, for further information regarding the training.
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Chathuri Jayasooriyya uploaded the file: Training of Trainers on Psychological First Aid (PFA) – Call for Applications to
Sri Lanka 1 month agoTraining of Trainers on Psychological First Aid (PFA) for Crisis Events in
Sri Lanka: 16th – 19th May 2012 in BatticaloaApplications are invited for a Training of Trainers programme on
“Psychological First Aid (PFA) for Crisis Events in Sri Lanka”. This
training is designed to equip participants to deliver training in
Psychological First…[Read more] 
Erin Joyce joined the group
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Gayathri Jayasooriya joined the group
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M.A.Sisira Kumara joined the group
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Ananda Galappatti posted an update in the group
Sri Lanka: 9 months, 2 weeks agoCDC study on prevalence of #war-related #Mentalhealth conditions in 2009 Postwar #Jaffna District, #Sri Lanka http://ow.ly/1vjj3F
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Ananda Galappatti uploaded the file: Psychological Trauma of the Civil War in Sri Lanka to
Sri Lanka 9 months, 4 weeks agoShort article published in The Lancet. • Vol 359 • April 27, 2002
Authors: Kaz de Jong, Maureen Mulhern, Nathan Ford, Isabel Simpson,
Alison Swan, Saskia van der Kam 
Maleeka Salih joined the group
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Ananda Galappatti uploaded the file: Childrens’ clubs: new ways of working with conflict-displaced children in Sri Lanka to
Sri Lanka 10 months agoAuthor: Jason Hart
Source: Forced Migration Review (15)This article is based on research conducted in Eastern Sri Lanka, and discusses the potential of participatory work with children’s clubs drawing on experience from Save the Children Norway’s work in this areaa
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Ananda Galappatti uploaded the file: Assessing Psychosocial Needs: What are we looking for and why? Analysing psychosocial needs assessment in Sri Lanka post-tsunami to
Sri Lanka 10 months agoResearch report for: UNICEF Sri Lanka
Date: January 2006
Report written by: Ruth Marsden and Alison Strang
Research conducted by: Institute of International Health and Development,
Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh, U.K.This research set out to review the practice of assessing psychosocial needs in Sri Lanka in the aftermath of…[Read more]
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Ananda Galappatti posted an update in the group
Sri Lanka: 10 months agoHi. Please post whatever resources you have related to MHPSS work in Sri Lanka to this group. I’m hoping to upload my docs in the next week or two.
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Ananda Galappatti uploaded the file: What is a Psychosocial Intervention? Mapping the Field in Sri Lanka to
Sri Lanka 10 months, 3 weeks agoGalappatti, Ananda (2003) published in Intervention (1, 2)
Abstract: The psychosocial field in Sri Lanka suffers from a lack of consensus about what precisely constitutes a psychosocial intervention, also at a global level. By using a number of available frameworks and examples of practice in Sri Lanka, the author attempts to demonstrate how it…[Read more]
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Ananda Galappatti created the group
Sri Lanka 10 months, 3 weeks ago
Very interesting! I find it quite useful, particularly in terms of our engagement with children through CRAN. We are learning exactly the same lessons and facing the same challenges. Also goes on to prove that organic growth is the most effective in establishing and sustaining children’s clubs and ensuring meaningful child participation, rather…[Read more]