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Increasing refugee populations worldwide highlight the need for development indicators that cover refugees, especially as they tend to be excluded from national statistics. Refugee youth face double exclusion, as most wellbeing indices are not youth-specific. We developed a youth wellbeing index (YWI) for Palestinian refugees in Lebanon (PRL) and Palestinian refugees from Syria (PRS) living in Lebanon, with the aim of providing a snapshot of youth wellbeing to inform evidence-based youth-specific development strategies. ⋯ UNRWA funded the 2015 survey data collection and the Economic Research Forum funded the development of the YWI.
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Integration of mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) into primary health care in the Gaza Strip involves the delivery of mental health services within the essential service package provided by UNRWA, as recommended by WHO to fill the treatment gap. In early 2016, a successful pilot demonstrated that the integration is achievable in limited resource settings, and resulted in the adoption of a stepped care model to screen, identify, support, and treat patients. This study aimed to evaluate the MHPSS integration process and outcomes at UNRWA health centres in the Gaza Strip. ⋯ WHO, and UNRWA resources.
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Professional helpers working in adverse circumstances are at risk of developing psychosocial stress and signs of primary and secondary trauma (eg, anxiety and hyperarousal). We used modelling to investigate whether and to what extent personal resources (ie, post-traumatic growth, sense of coherence, and wellbeing) of Palestinian helpers affected their experience of psychological distress and trauma symptoms. ⋯ None.
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Targeted client communication using text messages can inform, motivate, and remind pregnant and postpartum women to use care in a timely way. The mixed results of previous studies of the effectiveness of targeted client communication highlight the importance of theory-based co-design with users. We planned, developed, and tested a theory-based intervention tailored to pregnant and postpartum women, to be automatically distributed via an electronic maternal and child health registry in occupied Palestinian territory. ⋯ European Research Council and Research Council of Norway.
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Palestinian refugees in Lebanon (PRL) and Palestinian refugees from Syria (PRS) living in Lebanon have high poverty rates. As the social, economic, and physical environment in which a child develops is a strong determinant of health and wellbeing, a comprehensive approach that recognises the influence of multidimensional deprivation on child wellbeing is needed. This study investigates overlaps (co-occurrences) in deprivation indicators experienced by Palestinian children compared to those experienced by other vulnerable children living alongside them in Lebanon; children who are Syrian refugees (SYR) and children who are Lebanese nationals (LBN). ⋯ UNICEF Lebanon. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions do not necessarily reflect the view of UNICEF.