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Scaling up health in novations

Scaling up health innovations: A system s perspective on the scalability of novel psychological interventions for refugees

It is often difficult to successfully i ntroduce short and structured psychological programmes, such as Probl em Management Plus, into regular health and support services for refu gees. Aniek Woodward’s study focused on several 'scalable' psycholo gical programmes for Syrian refugees developed by the World Health Or ganization and various contexts. Woodward’s study has increased our understanding of how novel brief psychological programmes for Syrian refugees can be made part of regular health and support services. It identified important factors, people, and processes that play a role in making this possible.

Instead of only listing barriers and facilitators - which is common in research on scaling up health inter ventions -this study explored feasible ways for institutional anchori ng of new psychological interventions for Syrian refugees into existi ng services across different settings. The developed integration scen arios present stories of how the scaling up of these interventions co uld work in specific countries. This provides deeper insight into how such interventions can be implemented in real-world settings (i.e. o utside of research projects).

The knowledge generated by this r esearch is valuable for policymakers, practitioners, and researchers who are involved in planning, delivering, or evaluating mental health interventions for refugees.

More information on the thesis

DESCRIPTION: Scaling up health innovations

Scaling up heal th innovations: A systems perspective on the scalability of novel psy chological interventions for refugees

It is often diffic ult to successfully introduce short and structured psychological prog rammes, such as Problem Management Plus, into regular health and supp ort services for refugees. Aniek Woodward’s study focused on severa l 'scalable' psychological programmes for Syrian refugees developed b y the World Health Organization and various contexts. Woodward’s st udy has increased our understanding of how novel brief psychological programmes for Syrian refugees can be made part of regular health and support services. It identified important factors, people, and proce sses that play a role in making this possible.Instead of only listing barriers and facilitators - which is common in research on scaling u p health interventions -this study explored feasible ways for institu tional anchoring of new psychological interventions for Syrian refuge es into existing services across different settings. The developed in tegration scenarios present stories of how the scaling up of these in terventions could work in specific countries. This provides deeper in sight into how such interventions can be implemented in real-world se ttings (i.e. outside of research projects).The knowledge generated by this research is valuable for policymakers, practitioners, and resea rchers who are involved in planning, delivering, or evaluating mental health interventions for refugees.More information on the thesis END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR