Participatory Design and Evaluation of a Community-Based Psychosocial Intervention for Migrant and Host Community Women

Summary

This work adapted Nguvu, an integrated IPV and mental health intervention, from a focused, non-specialized psychological and protection intervention into a psychosocial intervention integrated into basic, evidence-based protection services for women in forcibly displaced communities. The intervention, Entre Nosotras, was designed to address salient psychosocial needs of migrant women in these communities, namely psychological distress, lack of social support and isolation, xenophobia and discrimination, and safety and protection concerns.