A virtual peer support program created at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) shows significant potential in helping immunocompromised teenagers cope with the challenges of social isolation and ...

Assigning healthy classmates to accompany patients with cancer in their peer group to hospital visits had a positive impact on the patients’ social and emotional wellbeing. Healthy classmates ...

A new study demonstrates that an eight-week humanitarian intervention can improve the mental health and psychosocial wellbeing of Syrian refugee and Jordanian youth affected by Syria’s war. The study, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please ...

The diagnosis and treatment of cancer are traumatic events for cancer patients and their loved ones. Many emotional and practical challenges arise from a cancer diagnosis. These challenges are often ...

‘Build your own Buddy’ (BoB) is a group-program for mental health and psychosocial support (MH-PSS) of children, with a parallel program for parents/caregivers, to increase their resilience. TNO is ...

The Zamfara State Ministry of Health has commenced the establishment of the Zamfara State Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Programme in the state. The groundbreaking initiative was credited to ...

1. Inter-Agency Standing Committee (2007). Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings. 2. IASC Recommendations for Conducting Ethical Mental Health and Psychosocial ...

Grattan Institute's Disability Program has support from the Summer Foundation. The pathway to reforming the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is littered with obstacles. Among the biggest ...