Mental Health and Care Practices

Assisting behaviour change in humanitarian programs

This briefing paper lays out a theoretical basis and framework for behaviour change in humanitarian programmes, and practical steps and recommendations to effect practices change.

Section: Technical
Type: Position Paper

Assisting Behaviour Change Practical Ideas and Techniques

This manual provides practical ideas and techniques to effect behaviour change.

Section: Technical
Type: Guide

Assisting Behaviour Change: To better understand behaviour change and the process of change(Theories and Models)

This manual has been created in order to provide ease of access to the concept of behaviour change.

Section: Technical
Type: Guide

Baby Friendly Spaces: Holistic Approach for Pregnant, Lactating Women and Their Very Young Children in Emergency

This documents aims to explain why and how to implement Baby Friendly Spaces.

Section: Technical
Type: Guide

Can Care Groups Improve Health Seeking Behaviours? Results of an Impact Evaluation in North-Eastern Nigeria

To address food security and nutrition challenges in Yobe and Borno states in Nigeria, Action Against Hunger is using the Care Groups aim to elicit positive changes in behaviors related to nutrition and health. An article from the 2019 Learning Review.

Section: Learning
Type: Article

Connecting Communities Through Employment in Georgia

Implementing the Employment Shuttle approach in Georgia to connect communities and to support the economic empowerment and access to labour markets.

Section: Learning
Type: Article

Developing training materials in MHPSS

A winning Learning Competition entry by Dawood Darman, PSS Trainer from Action Against Hunger in Afghanistan.

Section: Learning
Type: Case study Lessons Paper

FUSAM Project – An Evaluation

Psychosocial support and maternal mental health: an evaluation from FUSAM project.

Section: Research
Type: Briefing

FUSAM Project – Maternal Mental Health

Evaluation of a brief psychosocial support for mothers and their severely acute malnourished children in Nepal and in its effect on maternal mental health.

Section: Research
Type: Briefing