This webinar aims to foster open dialogue and reflexivity on some of the key dilemmas involved in conducting MHPSS research with children from culturally and contextually diverse settings.

The panelists critically reflect on the tensions between participatory and evidence-based paradigms and explore how these approaches can complement each other in shaping MHPSS research. Panelists: Mike Wessells (Columbia University​), Brandon Kohrt (George Washington University​), Miryam Rebeca Rivera Holguin (Pontifical Catholic University of Peru) and Tania Bosqui (American University of Beirut​).

Wednesday Webinars for Wellbeing is a series of seven webinars highlighting diverse approaches for children, youth and families’ mental health and wellbeing in humanitarian settings. This webinar series is planned and presented by the members of the Child and Family Thematic Group under the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) MHPSS Reference Group.