Mental health and psychosocial support

These interventions aim to provide psychosocial support to victims and/or perpetrators to address the psychological and psychosocial problems caused, or exacerbated, by situations of violence (ICRC, 2016). This can include trauma healing, psychosocial support groups, individual therapy (sometimes for specific groups, such as torture survivors, or ex-combatants), arts-based therapies, and building community-awareness around mental health. This support aims to help individuals and communities heal the psychological wounds and rebuild social structures (UNICEF, n.d.).