TY - JOUR
T1 - Mental health and psychosocial support in humanitarian settings
T2 - research priorities for 2021–30
AU - Tol, Wietse A.
AU - Le, Phuong Thao D.
AU - Harrison, Sarah L.
AU - Galappatti, Ananda
AU - Annan, Jeannie
AU - Baingana, Florence K.
AU - Betancourt, Theresa S.
AU - Bizouerne, Cecile
AU - Eaton, Julian
AU - Engels, Michelle
AU - Hijazi, Zeinab
AU - Horn, Rebecca R.
AU - Jordans, Mark J.D.
AU - Kohrt, Brandon A.
AU - Koyiet, Phiona
AU - Panter-Brick, Catherine
AU - Pluess, Michael
AU - Rahman, Atif
AU - Silove, Derrick
AU - Tomlinson, Mark
AU - Uribe-Restrepo, José Miguel
AU - Ventevogel, Peter
AU - Weissbecker, Inka
AU - Ager, Alastair
AU - van Ommeren, Mark
N1 - Funding Information:
This project was funded by Elrha's Research for Health in Humanitarian Crises (R2HC) Programme, which aims to improve health outcomes by strengthening the evidence base for public health interventions in humanitarian crises. The authors alone are responsible for the views expressed in this Health Policy and they do not necessarily represent the views, decisions, or policies of the institutions with which they are affiliated.
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PY - 2023/6
Y1 - 2023/6
N2 - We describe an effort to develop a consensus-based research agenda for mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) interventions in humanitarian settings for 2021–30. By engaging a broad group of stakeholders, we generated research questions through a qualitative study (in Indonesia, Lebanon, and Uganda; n=101), consultations led by humanitarian agencies (n=259), and an expert panel (n=227; 51% female participants and 49% male participants; 84% of participants based in low-income and middle-income countries). The expert panel selected and rated a final list of 20 research questions. After rating, the MHPSS research agenda favoured applied research questions (eg, regarding workforce strengthening and monitoring and evaluation practices). Compared with research priorities for the previous decade, there is a shift towards systems-oriented implementation research (eg, multisectoral integration and ensuring sustainability) rather than efficacy research. Answering these research questions selected and rated by the expert panel will require improved partnerships between researchers, practitioners, policy makers, and communities affected by humanitarian crises, and improved equity in funding for MHPSS research in low-income and middle-income countries.
AB - We describe an effort to develop a consensus-based research agenda for mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) interventions in humanitarian settings for 2021–30. By engaging a broad group of stakeholders, we generated research questions through a qualitative study (in Indonesia, Lebanon, and Uganda; n=101), consultations led by humanitarian agencies (n=259), and an expert panel (n=227; 51% female participants and 49% male participants; 84% of participants based in low-income and middle-income countries). The expert panel selected and rated a final list of 20 research questions. After rating, the MHPSS research agenda favoured applied research questions (eg, regarding workforce strengthening and monitoring and evaluation practices). Compared with research priorities for the previous decade, there is a shift towards systems-oriented implementation research (eg, multisectoral integration and ensuring sustainability) rather than efficacy research. Answering these research questions selected and rated by the expert panel will require improved partnerships between researchers, practitioners, policy makers, and communities affected by humanitarian crises, and improved equity in funding for MHPSS research in low-income and middle-income countries.
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U2 - 10.1016/S2214-109X(23)00128-6
DO - 10.1016/S2214-109X(23)00128-6
M3 - Review article
C2 - 37116530
AN - SCOPUS:85159454902
SN - 2214-109X
VL - 11
SP - e969-e975
JO - The Lancet Global Health
JF - The Lancet Global Health
IS - 6
ER -