Technical Note on MHPSS in Education in Emergencies

We may not have paid enough attention to children’s and young people’s mental; health in the past, the recent pandemic has made us more cognisant of the critical importance of good mental health for development. The following technical note provides an up to date framework when working in emergency contexts. From the INEE newsletter: TechnicalContinue reading “Technical Note on MHPSS in Education in Emergencies”

Parenting interventions to promote early child development

From the INEE newsletter We know that working with parents is essential when supporting Early Child Development -but what strategies are really effective? Read on…. Parenting interventions to promote early child development in the first three years of life: A global systematic review and meta-analysisPLOS Medicine  Parents are the primary caregivers of young children. ResponsiveContinue reading “Parenting interventions to promote early child development”

Mind Matters: Lessons from past crises for child and adolescent mental health during COVID-19

Although not a new phenomena amongst children and young people, mental health issues have come to the for during discussions on the effects of the pandemic on children’s well being. More research is needed, so lets start with this paper from UNICEF Innocenti: Mind Matters: Lessons from past crises for child and adolescent mental healthContinue reading “Mind Matters: Lessons from past crises for child and adolescent mental health during COVID-19”