The Repository of Scalable Psychological Interventions for Humanitarian Settings aims to improve access to evidence-based, psychological intervention manuals for use in humanitarian settings and contexts of adversity, that non-specialists can effectively deliver.

Ananda Galappatti
Ananda Galappatti, Co-Director (Strategy)

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Interventions

Welcome to the Repository of Scalable Psychological Interventions for Humanitarian Settings, a dedicated resource developed by MHPSS.net with support from the World Health Organization (WHO).

This curated platform is a comprehensive hub for sharing information and implementation materials related to evidence-based psychological intervention that can effectively be delivered by non-specialists in humanitarian settings and contexts of adversity. For each intervention you will discover a rich collection of resources, including:

  • Key information on the intervention including format, availability, and information on implementation outside of research settings
  • Summaries and links to key evidence supporting the intervention,
  • Details on manual availability and how to access them
  • Where available, additional relevant materials that may support implementation (e.g. training materials and instructional videos)

Each resource has been selected based on criteria to ensure that the most relevant interventions are featured. Specifically, the psychological interventions included in this repository:

  1. Are manualised
  2. Have demonstrated at least one positive outcome from a randomized controlled trial.
  3. Can be delivered effectively by non-mental health specialists.
  4. Have been tested in humanitarian, adversity-affected, or low-resource settings.
  5. Show no evidence of harmful effects.

This repository is designed to be a valuable tool for program teams, technical advisors, and practitioners aiming to implement or enhance mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) services. It is designed to facilitate easy access to key materials with basic filters to help identify materials suited to specific needs.

Our aim is for the repository to be a updated, so we invite you to explore the available resources and please let us know if there are other interventions that should be added to the repository or if you have recommended additional resource materials (for example training video’s, case studies, translated materials etc.). To submit new interventions, contact WHO here. To submit additional materials related to interventions already in the repository, contact MHPSS.net here.

Process for identifying interventions

Over 8 peer reviewed systematic reviews related to psychological interventions used in humanitarian contexts, were screened to identify potentially relevant interventions. In addition, a search was conducted across more than 5 databases of peer reviewed literature. From these combined sources, over 150 interventions were initially identified and screened for relevance. Following this, 75 interventions were reviewed to ensure they met the inclusion criteria. Ultimately, approximately 30 interventions met the inclusion criteria for the repository. Intervention authors were contacted and invited to provide information for inclusion in the repository, with 17 responding.

Your feedback is important to us

This toolkit will be reviewed regularly as newer and more up-to-date resources and tools become available. The feedback we receive from users is essential to this process and your considerations for improvement and overall feedback are welcome. Please email us to share your experience in using the toolkit and alert us to any new resources.

This repository will be updated regularly. The feedback we receive from users is essential to this process, and your considerations for improvement and overall feedback are welcome. Please email us to share your experience using the toolkit and alert us to any relevant manualised interventions that are not currently included.

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Acknowledgements

This Psychological Interventions Repository was developed by the World Health Organization and MHPSS.net. The implementation team for this larger initiative comprised Edith van ‘t Hof and Kenneth Carswell (from the World Health Organization), and Valeria Florez, Sadhani Rajapakse, Aloka Weerasekera and Ananda Galappatti (from MHPSS.net).

The online repository site was developed by Cezar Neaga (const NEXT).