Core mental health services

Establishment and documentation of a model kitchen in a long-term stay ward in a mental hospital.

Ongoing training and peer supervision of mental health staff in four hospitals in eastern Sri Lanka

Supporting the establishment of a novel category of community-mental health workers in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka

Design and fundraising for building mental health unit in northern Sri Lanka

Support to peer support processes for women’s organizations in eastern and northern Sri Lanka

Support to designing and development of a mental health trust concept to support public services

Assessment of post-war mental health services in Sri Lanka

Care and protection of children

Support to establishment and functioning of child rights advocacy network, including advising on disaster response

Support to training of probation and child care officers in the Western Province of Sri Lanka

Strategic planning for child & youth programme unit of membership-based organization in eastern sri lanka

Support to a volunteer policy and practice think-tank on care and protection of children in Sri Lanka

Advice on design of a child advocacy organization’s study on child sexual abuse prevalence study

Evaluation of child protection project on community protection mechanisms and de-institutionalization in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka

Gender based violence

Facilitation of case disussions groups for women’s organization working on GBV in Batticaloa

Support for development of self-care and support capabilities of gbv case workers in Eastern Sri lanka

Facilitation of support for community workers engaging in GBV issues in Northern and Eastern Sri Lanka

International networking, collaboration and knowledge exchange

Stewarding support and online-hosting services for global mental health & psychosocial support network.

Co-chairing of the mental health and psychosocial working group of the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative

Steering global research study on “developing a research agenda for mental health interventions and psychosocial support in humanitarian settings in low- and middle income countries”

MHPSS in emergencies

Ongoing training of psychosocial workers from non-government organizations working in Northern Sri Lanka

Training for a faith-based institution on providing support to its congregation

Organizational strengthening and strategic planning for key service provider in Northern Sri Lanka

Development of Batticaloa Floods and Psychosocial Support guidelines

Delivery of training on ‘mental health and psychosocial support in conflict’ for South Asian practitioners

Training for bank staff on basic psychosocial care after crises