Invisible Wounds: The impact of six years of war on the mental health of Syria’s children
2pm UTC on Monday, May 15th, 2017
Marcia Brophy and Yasmin Odeh will explore the very recent publication “Invisible Wounds: The impact of six years of war on the mental health of Syria’s children“.
Studies into the mental health of Syrian refugee children have shown staggering levels of trauma and distress. However, much less is known about the impact on children who are still inside the country, one in four of whom is now thought to be at risk of developing mental health disorders. To begin to further understand and address this urgent problem, Save the Children and partner organisations managed to speak with more than 450 children and adults inside seven of Syria’s 14 governorates about how the conflict has affected children’s daily lives, their main causes of stress and fear, whom they turn to for help, and how they cope with constant war – a waking nightmare that seems to them as though it may never end.
“Invisible Wounds: The impact of six years of war on the mental health of Syria’s children – is considered the largest and most comprehensive study of its kind undertaken within Syria into children’s mental health and wellbeing during the war, and the webinar will look at what can constructively be done to support the mental health needs of these children now and in the future.
Marcia Brophy will present on Save the Children’s latest MHPSS report “Invisible Wounds: The impact of six years of war on the mental health of Syria’s children”, and on previous research conducted in Syria.
Yassmin Odeh will present on Save the Children’s MHPSS program activities across Syria, with particular consideration of southern Syria where she leads the organisation’s work in this field, as well as examining the daily challenges of working in this difficult and complex context.
Please note that we have a limited number of spaces for online participants and so we advise you to register as soon as possible (spaces will be reserved on a f
