Psychological problems derive from “disordered” environments that we must fix before taking care of problems on the individual level. No matter what we do to help restore the psychological wellbeing of displaced persons and refugees, we will fail as long as the perpetrators remain unpunished. We will fail as long as injustice and hostilities persist. We will fail as long as services are provided without consideration for the social and political context.

What we need is a paradigm shift in planning and implementing MHPSS programs. To succeed, we need to empower mental health care providers and clients (beneficiaries). We also need to fix the environments in which they work and live. A new approach is needed. Let’s simply call it “Justice Psychotherapy.” https://www.mei.edu/publications/justice-psychotherapy-approaching-mental-health-humanitarian-contexts?fbclid=IwAR2qmZnoUH682-_kgInfwEDzo-6ykHzMiXmI9d6SGIMgOQGnmu9yPvZrQOk