This collection puts a special emphasis on professionals in the field of mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) and the way they reflect and review their own role in relation to (past) experiences.

At this moment the list contains 8 articles, discussing personal reflections that have been published in Intervention since 2003.

Inspired by the previous contributions in this collection, we would like to invite you, as a fieldworker, to write an article on your personal reflections: tell us about your experiences and personal perspectives on the MHPSS field!

Overview of book reviews published in Intervention Journal (2003-2012).

This discussion guide examines non-western concepts of mental health, specifically from Mozambique and Angola.It looks at the ways in which mental health and illness can be understood outside the framework of western biomedical paradigms.It discusses how mental health is understood by local people,how it relates to war and other social crises,and…[Read more]

This document contains the references to all articles, field reports and book reviews around the region Middle-East and North-Africa (MENA) that have been published in Intervention since 2003.

The MENA collection is the first regional collection of Intervention. It refers to articles, field reports and book reviews dealing with mental health, psychosocial work and counselling in the Middle-East and North-Africa.

Professor Alastair Ager

This paper gives guidance for the planning and implementation of psychosocial programmes as part of development assistance projects. It aims to turn the reader’s attention to the two chief questions involved in such planning:What are we appropriately seeking to achieve? What is the best way of going about this? For…[Read more]