At its heart, a place-based approach is built on a simple principle: The people who live closest to a problem are also ...

Innovative intervention delivered by trained community health workers – meaning nonclinical personnel with deep knowledge of the community – increased treatment utilization among participating ...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, applies a community-based protection approach rooted in the principle of “people protecting people”, recognizing that community members are often best placed to identify ...

To be truly community-based, programmes must involve persons of concern to UNHCR at every stage: in assessment, diagnosis, prioritization, design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, while ...

As a community psychologist specialising in recovery support services, I have observed with growing concern the escalating substance abuse crisis in Nigeria, particularly among our youth. The ...

Mental health service provision can—and should—respect the human rights of individuals seeking or receiving care. The necessary components of mental health services that respect human rights include ...

Community-based participatory research is a collaborative approach to research that equitably involves all partners in the research process and recognizes the unique strengths that each may bring. The ...

The initiative, launched in partnership with the nonprofit Philly Truce, places its Peace Patrol members on the Broad Street ...