The multi-layered crisis in Lebanon, characterised by an economic collapse, the influx of Syrian refugees, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Beirut Port Blast, has significantly affected the psychosocial well-being of Syrian refugee children in Beirut. This mixed-methods longitudinal case study investigated the stress factors impacting these children and analysed their improvements in psychosocial well-being after participating in an eight-session, group-based trauma-focused psychosocial support (PSS) program.

We introduce this 2025 Intervention collection of field reports, articles and personal reflections during a time of significant change, both within the journal and in the broader field of mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) in settings affected by conflict, displacement and other emergencies. The past year has brought about humanitarian crises that have been extremely distressing and have often had a profound impact on us, not only as professionals but also as individuals.

This systematic review aimed to synthesize phenomenological qualitative research regarding the lived experience of intergenerational trauma. Twenty-two studies were included in the review and were analyzed using thematic synthesis. Five analytical themes were identified: ‘the adaptive or maladaptive indelible scar of intergenerational trauma’; ‘between integration and fragmentation, and closeness and disconnection’; ‘the interaction of silence and communication’; ‘trying to survive and overcome’; and ‘attitudes toward therapeutic support’.

Previous investigations of whole thalamus and thalamic nuclei volumes in post-trauma psychopathology have been sparse, limited in scope, and yielded inconsistent results. To address this, volumetric estimates of whole thalamus and thalamic nuclei were obtained from structural brain MRI scans from 2,058 participants across 20 worldwide sites in the ENIGMA PTSD working group.