Taking Action Towards Sustainable Peace : Integrating Peacebuilding and Mental Health and Psychosocial Support

This policy paper calls on practitioners, experts and policymakers, at all levels from the global south and global north, to support the integration of the peacebuilding (PB) and mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) fields.
This paper recognises existing knowledge and steps to further MHPSS and PB integration internationally, makes the case for why integration is critical to foster psychosocial wellbeing and sustainable peace and describes key methodologies that are critical for integrated work. The

section Bridging Theory to Practice provides examples of integrated programmes (see  Bridging Theory to Practice 1: West Bank, Bridging Theory to Practice 2: Burundi and Bridging Theory to Practice 3: Uganda) and possible avenues to approach integration in fragile and post-conflict settings (see - Bridging Theory to Practice 4: Ukraine).

Finally, this paper formulates recommendations on who and what is needed to foster a climate of integration.

Reference: 
Friederike Bubenzer, Megan Bahmad, Lysan Boshuyzen, Relinde Reiffers, Yvonne Sliep, Marian Tankink | 2023
42 pagina's | november | Diemen : ARQ National Psychotrauma Centre
https://arq.org/en/publications/taking-action-towards-sustainable-peace
Keywords: 
Burundians, Communities, Mental health, Mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS), Palestinians, Policy Issues, Post-Conflict Mental Heath Intervention, Psychosocial support, Quality of Life, Social Support, Training programs, Uganda, Ukraine, War
Affiliation author(s): 
ARQ International, ARQ National Psychotrauma Centre