stronger families

Bridging the Gap between the Pressing Need for Family Skills Programmes in Humanitarian Settings and Implementation

Scientific article
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A supportive environment with nurturing caregivers is essential for the healthy development of children. For children who have been exposed to extreme stress, such as humanitarian contexts, the need for strong, healthy, nurturing caregiver relationships may assume even greater importance. The Strong Families programme, a UNODC family skills intervention, is presented as an example of an intervention that aims to bridge this gap of interventions that meet the need for humanitarian and contexts of extreme stress.
UNODC Strong Families Programme ISSUP