🌍 On #WorldRefugeeDay, discover how the GOAL project is strengthening mental health systems in Lebanon for displaced Syrians & host communities—through inclusive research, sustainable financing & creative tools. 👇 www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...

Our systematic review on the evidence of health system governance in settings with conflict-affected populations finds a need for more theoretically informed research on governance in settings with conflict-affected populations. 📖⬇️ tinyurl.com/3ddjyatw #HumanitarianHealth

Power dynamics often shape involvement in research. Read our publication on the experience of collaborative coding in a multinational research team ⬇️ tinyurl.com/mrynfrvs #humanitarianhealth #Lebanon #qualitativeresearch

Scaling #MentalHealth services for forcibly displaced populations puts new demands on health systems in crises-affected settings and raises questions about how to provide equitable services for displaced & host populations. 📖 Full publication ⬇️ tinyurl.com/dkyaweu8 #HumanitarianHealth #Lebanon

The humanitarian sector is criticised for power dynamics, marginalising those closest to the setting So GOAL partners published ⬇️ 📖 Power dynamics & participation within humanitarian coordination groups: A case study of the MHPSS Taskforce in #Lebanon bit.ly/4kwurv8 #HumanitarianHealth

Research co-production is key for humanitarian health actors, but is challenging to implement. In our new paper we critically examine the role of co-production in the GOAL mental health research project in Lebanon 👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

We're delighted to share our new paper Lebanese and Syrian refugee parents’ experiences of accessing mental health care for their children in Lebanon 👇 journals.plos.org/mentalhealth...

Consent must be a participatory process. That includes designing consent & setting the aims from the outset. 🆕 Contextualizing Consent: A Guide For Health Research ✏️Created with, by & for researchers & communities by @beyondtext.bsky.social and War Child Lebanon 📖 bit.ly/44EiFJF

Consent isn’t just about paperwork. It’s about making sure the power dynamics, relationship and expectations are right. 🆕 Contextualizing Consent: A Guide For Health Research ✏️ Created with, by and for researchers & communities by @beyondtext.bsky.social and War Child Lebanon 📖 bit.ly/44EiFJF

How can you make sure everyone’s on the same page with consent? 🆕 Contextualizing Consent: A Guide For Health Research ✏️Created with, by & for researchers & communities by GOAL partners @beyondtext.bsky.social and War Child Lebanon 📖 bit.ly/44EiFJF

How can you make sure everyone’s on the same page with consent? 🆕 Contextualizing Consent: A Guide For Health Research ✏️Created with, by & for researchers & communities by GOAL partners @beyondtext.bsky.social and War Child Lebanon 👇 bit.ly/44EiFJF

If how you approach consent affects the research itself, you might by interested in ⬇️ Contextualizing Consent: A Guide For Health Research 🆕 GOAL publication! ✏️Created with, by & for researchers & communities by @beyondtext.bsky.social and War Child Lebanon

Tokenism happens when service users are only invited to participate without their input genuinely influencing decisions. Participation should result in tangible outcomes. 📖 Read our Participation Toolkit: tinyurl.com/3mk3zkb5 🎥 Watch the accompanying animation: tinyurl.com/fndbeupf

It’s not enough to simply invite participation; service users must feel comfortable and respected to foster genuine collaboration and change. 📖 Read our Participation Toolkit: tinyurl.com/3mk3zkb5 🎥 Watch the accompanying animation: tinyurl.com/fndbeupf

All mental health service users have the right to participate in decisions about their mental health, on all the different levels. 🆕 Read our Participation Toolkit tinyurl.com/3mk3zkb5 🎥 Watch the accompanying animation tinyurl.com/fndbeupf #MentalHealthAwareness #MentalHealth

#MentalHealth is a universal human right. But it can’t be achieved without service users participating in all matters related to their mental health, including services, systems & policies. 📖 Use our toolkit tinyurl.com/3mk3zkb5 🎥 Watch the animation tinyurl.com/fndbeupf #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

How do you participate in decisions about your mental health? This right is crucial to people getting services they need, preserving their dignity & human rights. Find out more ⬇️ 🎥 Animation tinyurl.com/fndbeupf 📖 Toolkit tinyurl.com/3mk3zkb5 #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

"Capacity-building is crucial for enabling service users to participate meaningfully in decision-making" 📖 Read our Participation Toolkit: tinyurl.com/3mk3zkb5 🎥 Accompanying animation: tinyurl.com/fndbeupf #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

🆕 The GOAL Participation Toolkit: For Mental Health Services, Programming & Policy supports the meaningful participation of mental health service users in decision-making at all levels. 📖 Use the toolkit tinyurl.com/3mk3zkb5 🎥 Watch our animation tinyurl.com/fndbeupf #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

Our research for @goalproject.bsky.social is out now @plosmentalhealth.org with @warchilduk.bsky.social #Lebanon @emilyaoliver.bsky.social @drkm-c.bsky.social thank you so much for your support 🙏

🤝Support is powerful ❎ No one should struggle alone Every person has the right to receive quality mental health services. 📖 Read this graphic novel for stories about #MentalHealth services that DO meet people’s needs 👇 Read it in Arabic tinyurl.com/49y76nph or English tinyurl.com/bdcwdh2v

Mental health stigma can even be found inside health systems. It must be challenged when faced from the outside or from within. 📖 Read GOAL’s graphic novel for stories & solutions to #MentalHealth stigma Arabic: tinyurl.com/49y76nph English: tinyurl.com/bdcwdh2v #MentalHealthAwareness #Lebanon

Can culturally-relevant #healthresearch consent reduce power imbalances? 📖 Our 1st publication explores #codesign with communities to develop consent guidance, together with @goalproject.bsky.social partners @warchilduk.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social #designthinking #participatoryactionresearch

#NewPLOSMentalHealthArticle Researchers at @lshtm.bsky.social, @warchilduk.bsky.social, @beyondtext.bsky.social and Saint Joseph's University work with communities in Lebanon to explore the importance of, and develop guidelines for, culturally relevant informed consent. doi.org/10.1371/jour...

🔄 Systemic change is needed to address barriers to #MentalHealth Together, we must advocate for accessible, affordable & quality mental health care 📖 GOAL’s graphic novel aims to highlight mental health stories from #Lebanon Read it in Arabic tinyurl.com/49y76nph or English tinyurl.com/bdcwdh2v

Our short video for the GOAL graphic novel supporting advocacy for mental health. Read the full GOAL graphic novel in Arabic tinyurl.com/49y76nph & English tinyurl.com/bdcwdh2v #mentalhealthawareness