Faith Action for Children on the Move: October 16-19 in Rome, Italy
Published by JLI and WVI in preparation for the Faith Action for Children on the Move – Global Partners Forum.
Role of faith and faith actors in faith in psychosocial and resilience programmes
Published: 2018
Author:Dr Olivia Wilkinson, Director of Research, JLI, and Amy Stapleton, JLI Research Assistant
This is one in a series of three learning briefs presenting findings of an updated review of faith-based action for children on the move. A set of briefs was first published in 2018 to support the evidence base for the…
Published: 2022
Author:Olivia Wilkinson, Amy Stapleton, Susanna Trotta
In the summer of 2007, focus groups and in-depth interviews were conducted with Liberian refugee women living in the Buduburam Refugee Camp in Ghana. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the means through which Liberian families were…
Published: 2009
Author:Abby Hardgrove
The term resilience has been widely used in recent years. Fundamentally, it refers to a person’s ability to adapt successfully to acute stress, trauma or chronic forms of adversity (e.g. Masten, 2014). However, there are various understandings of resilience. While,…
Published: 2017
Author:Marieke Sleijpe, Trudy Mooren, Rolf J Kleber, Hennie R Boeije
Resilience—the ability to anticipate, withstand and bounce back from external pressures and shocks—is an increasingly important construct in shaping humanitarian strategy by the international community (DFID 2011; UNICEF 2011; USAID 2012). Local faith communities (LFCs)—groupings of religious actors bonded through…
Published: 2014
Author:Joey Ager
The field of mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) in humanitarian emergencies has shown remarkable development over the last two decades.1 Mental health was once a notable omission from the health priorities to be addressed in the context of humanitarian…
Published: 2014
Author:Joey Ager, Behailu Abebe and Alastair Ager
Over the past several decades, an increasing number of refugee children and families have involuntarily migrated to countries around the world to seek safety and refuge. As the refugee population increases, it is becoming more important to understand factors that…
Published: 2018
Author:Kate Bosworth
Worldwide, refugees often live through devastating experiences prior to fleeing their homes, including fearing or being close to death, seeing the death of loved ones and experiencing deprivation or torture (Cardozo, Vergara, Agani, & Gotway, 2000; Kleijn, Hovens, & Rodenburg,…
Published: 2017
Author:Aala El-Khani, Fiona Ulph, Sarah Peters & Rachel Calam
Religious belongings help migrants, especially irregular ones, to confront the precariousness of their lives. France represents a peculiar case because it is a secular country where undocumented migrants have access to free medical care and their children to compulsory education.…
Published: 2010
Author:Asuncion Fresnoza-Flot
The impact of the post-migratory experience on young voluntary migrants’ mental health has often been overlooked. As mental health conditions often first manifest in adolescence (Patel, Flisher, Hetrick, & McGorry, 2007), it is important to examine youth resilience strategies. Migrants…
Published: 2016
Author:Karim Mitha and Shelina Adatia
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