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  • Reflections on Recovery: Lessons from piloting a mental health recovery-oriented practice model in Sri Lanka
    Through reflections, real-life experiences, feedback, and key learnings, Reflections on Recovery highlights the power of small, intentional actions in transforming lives.

  • The Effect of Psychosocial Support for Women in Mongolia
    In a culture that traditionally views psychosocial counseling with suspicion, a project to address the trauma of the pandemic suggests that many Mongolians could benefit from greater access to these services.

  • Case Management Guidelines for the Counselors and Women Development Officers of the State Ministry of Women and Child Development
    In Sri Lanka, the Covid-19 pandemic exacerbated many existing issues and heightened vulnerabilities placed on specific groups of people, especially women and children. The State Ministry of Women and Child […]

  • Piloting Practice Supervision for Government Cadre Counselors – Volume 2
    Supervision of one’s practice is key for counselors seeing clients in many countries around the world. For Sri Lankan government counselors introduced into cadre positions by the Mental Health Policy […]

  • A Pocket Guide: Emergencies and Providing Psychosocial Support for Counselors in Gampaha (Sinhala)
    The Covid-19 pandemic halted many of the usual service provision avenues available to government cadre counselors in Sri Lanka. They had to relearn how to support clients remotely, set up […]

  • Psychological Wellbeing During the Covid Crisis – A guide for healthcare workers (Tamil & English)
    This booklet was compiled by The Asia Foundation in collaboration with the Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists to support doctors, nurses, attendants, paramedics, and other frontline healthcare workers who were […]

  • Psychological Wellbeing During the Covid Crisis – A guide for healthcare workers (Sinhala & English)
    This booklet was compiled by The Asia Foundation in collaboration with the Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists to support doctors, nurses, attendants, paramedics, and other frontline healthcare workers who were […]

  • A Regional Platform for Psychosocial Support in South Asia
    Nepal, Timor-Leste, and Sri Lanka have each endured civil war, natural disasters, and Covid-19. Now they’re working together to develop shared mental health resources for suffering citizens.

  • Australia and The Asia Foundation Support Mongolian Women Entrepreneurs During Covid-19
    Today, The Asia Foundation and Australian Government initiated a new program to support Mongolia’s women entrepreneurs and address the economic and social challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. Australia’s Partnership […]
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    Psychosocial Support Services in Sri Lanka Make Mental Health a Priority
    Following the end of the nearly 30-year long civil war, Sri Lanka had just begun to address the psychosocial impact from the trauma of war until the Easter Sunday attacks […]

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