Psychosocial well-being Publications
Jordanian girl at the age of 12, Amman, Jordan © Nathalie Bertrams/GAGE 2023
‘I want someone to ask me why I’m sad and to listen to me’: Adolescent psychosocial well-being in Jo...
This policy brief, which draws on mixed-methods data collected between 2018 and 2022 as part of the Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE) research programme, aims to contribute to this dialogue by strengthening the evidence base on the psychosocial well-being of adolescents in Jordan.
17th March 2023
2023-03-17 08:29:51
14-year-old Jordanian boy with visual impairment from Amman @ Agnieszka Małachowska/GAGE 2018
Psychosocial well-being of adolescents in Jordan the intersecting role of nationality, gender and di...
This policy brief aims to contribute to the efficacy of Jordan’s efforts to meet the mental health needs of adolescents by strengthening the evidence base on how nationality, gender and disability shape their psychosocial well-being.
17th March 2023
2023-03-17 08:29:37
17-year-old married Syrian refugee who has a child and works in the field, Baalbek, Lebanon © Marcel Saleh/GAGE 2022
Crisis within crisis: The psychosocial toll of Lebanon’s economic and political turmoil on Syrian re...
This report explores the impacts of this compound crisis on Syrian refugee adolescents’ psychosocial well- being and their opportunities to exercise voice and agency in their family and community.
23rd September 2022
2022-09-23 01:32:42
A boy and his friends in Dire Dawa © Nathalie Bertrams 2018 / GAGE
‘When I play football with my friends … there is no time that I feel sad’: an exploration of adolesc...
The patterning and role of adolescent peer networks in low- and middle-income countries is under-researched and dominated by a ‘crisis…
6th June 2022
2022-06-06 12:20:03
Three brothers in the street © Nathalie Bertrams 2019 / GAGE
Supporting adolescent mental health in humanitarian settings: To what extent do interventions consid...
Research suggests that adolescents in humanitarian settings are particularly vulnerable to mental health challenges, but there is less attention to…
1st June 2022
2022-06-01 22:16:28
Refugees walk on an elevated footpath in Chakmakul camp © European Union 2018
Displacement, Violence, and Mental Health: Evidence from Rohingya Adolescents in Cox's Bazar, Bangla...
The Rohingya have endured generations of trauma through displacement and targeted violence in Myanmar. Hundreds of thousands have been forced…
10th February 2022
2022-02-10 17:26:14
Photo: Nathalie Bertrams/GAGE
Identifying psychological trauma among Syrian refugee children for early intervention: Analyzing dig...
Nearly 5.6 million Syrian refugees have been displaced by the country’s …
3rd February 2022
2022-02-03 10:23:52
Adolescents at a school sports day in Amhara, Ethiopia © Nathalie Bertrams/GAGE
‘My morale has been broken’: Exploring Ethiopian adolescents’ psychosocial well-being
This report synthesises findings from the Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE) programme’s midline data collection in Ethiopia, which…
8th October 2021
2021-10-08 15:18:59
Adolescent girl in Bangladesh. Photo: Marcella Pasotti/GAGE
Adolescent well-being in the time of covid-19
Paper reviewing emerging evidence on the effects of the covid-19 pandemic on adolescents
8th June 2021
2021-06-08 16:30:17
Photo: UNICEF
Empowering adolescents through an integrated programming approach: exploring the effects of UNICEF’s...
The contributions of UNICEF’s Makani programme on the multidimensional capabilities of Dom adolescents in Jordan.
30th March 2021
2021-03-30 22:30:26
13-year-old girl living in an ITS in Jordan. Photo: Nathalie Bertrams/GAGE 2020
Social isolation and disrupted privacy: impacts of covid-19 on adolescent girls in humanitarian cont...
This journal article explores adolescent girls’ experiences of social isolation and lack of privacy in Bangladesh and Jordan.
10th December 2020
2020-12-10 22:47:20
Rohingya children drawing pictures of what they witnessed in Myanmar. Photo: Anna Dubuis/DfID
‘How will my life be?’: psychosocial well-being among Rohingya and Bangladeshi adolescents in Cox’s ...
This policy brief discusses the psychosocial risks facing adolescent girls and boys from Rohingya refugee and Bangladeshi host communities.
1st April 2020
2020-04-01 06:00:33
Psychosocial well-being Publications
A group of adolescent girls participating in the Girl Shine programme that is run by UNFPA, Bangladesh © Nathalie Bertrams/GAGE 2023
Resourcing girls directly: ‘What does the current funding landscape for girl-and youth-led organisat...
his brief explores data on the the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Creditor Reporting System (OECD-CRS) in order to estimate how much official development assistance (ODA) goes towards adolescent-and youth-led organisations.
15th August 2023
2023-08-15 18:13:42
A Jordanian adolescent living in Amman, Jordan © Nathalie Bertrams/GAGE 2023
How do gender norms shape adolescent trajectories in post-pandemic Jordan?
This brief, which draws on data collected in Jordan in 2022 and early 2023 as part of the Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE) research programme, explores the many ways in which gender norms limit young people’s lives as they move through adolescence and into young adulthood. It presents recommendations for how those norms might be shifted to reduce the risks and expand the opportunities for young people living in Jordan.
5th May 2023
2023-05-05 05:47:26
COVID-19 and the gendered impacts on adolescent wellbeing: Evidence from a cross-sectional study of ...
This study highlights that the pandemic has exacerbated underlying gender inequalities across adolescents in three very different settings, and that existing social safety nets are not adequate to fully address these impacts, particularly for the most vulnerable.
3rd August 2022
2022-08-03 21:30:39
Psychosocial well-being Multimedia
Palestinians inspect a house, after an Israeli air strike, in the city of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, on October 11 2023 © Anas-Mohammed, Shutterstock
وقف إطلاق النار في غزة أمر بالغ الأهمية لوقف الانتهاك الجماعي لحقوق الشباب والمراهقين
.يُولّد العنف المستمر في غزة ضغوطًا لا تُطاق على السكان المُهمشين أصلًا
3rd January 2024
2024-01-03 09:22:34
A day in the life of Hafsa
A day in the life of Hafsa, an 18-year-old Rohingya girl who lives in the Kutupalong Mega Camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.
15th December 2023
2023-12-15 16:51:26
Palestinians inspect a house, after an Israeli air strike, in the city of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, on October 11 2023 © Anas-Mohammed, Shutterstock
A ceasefire in Gaza is crucial to stop the mass violation of young people's rights
More than 18,000 people have now been killed, half of them children; and a further 8,000 remain missing under the debris of buildings or because they have been arrested by ground forces.
14th December 2023
2023-12-14 16:13:47