The Department of Psychology at the American University of Beirut & Medecins du Monde-France
Cordially invites you to a one day MHPSS research conference
Conducting
Mental Health & Psychosocial Support Research in Humanitarian
Settings: Special Focus on the Syrian Crisis MENA Region
With Presentations by:
Dr. Rabih El Chammay: Priorities of MHPSS Research in Lebanon
National Mental Health Program-Ministry of Public Health
Dr. Alaa Hijazi: Predictors of depression and post-traumatic stress symptoms in Syrian refugees -American University of Beirut
Dr. Hala Kerbage: Mental
Health and Psychosocial Support Services (MHPSS) for Syrian refugees in
Lebanon: beyond diagnostic and clinical categories
Saint Joseph University
Dr. Vivian Matthies-Boon: A Question of Faith? Rethinking the Role of Religion, Spirituality and the Transcendent in Trauma Interventions with Refugees-
University of Amsterdam
Dr. Tania Bosqui: Development,
Piloting and Evaluation of a Phone-Delivered Psychological Intervention
(t-CETA) for Syrian Refugee Children in Lebanon
Queen Mary University of London, John Hopkins University, American University of Beirut, Medecins du Monde-France
Patricia Moghames: Biological Pathways of Risk and Resilience in Syrian Refugee Children-
Queen Mary University of London & Medecins du Monde-France
Monday, 18th of December 2017
9:00 a.m. -6:00 p.m.
Location: Maamari Auditorium in OSB
Over
the past several years, mental health and psycho-social support (MHPSS)
has been receiving increased recognition as an essential component
within humanitarian interventions. Although this increased recognition
has also led to greater investment in MHPSS field research, there still
lies an evident divide between academic institutions and the
humanitarian actors on the field. As such, this one day forum aims to
merge the world of academia with that of humanitarian action taking
place within the Syrian crisis. Through a shared platform composed of
different stakeholders (academics, humanitarian aid organizations,
policy makers), the forum will aim to provide an open space to share
research findings, experiences, challenges, best practices as well as
encourage new opportunities to foster further collaboration within the
humanitarian context.