Finding Mental Health after Conflict, now in Somali

Dear Friends and Colleagues, The Networklearning website has been updated after a long period of behind-the-scenes redevelopment. It is now in a new format , Joomla! . This will allow us to be more up-to-date and interact better. (On the other hand if you find any problems using the new site let us know!)

jhpiego is a new website for Health Workers run in association with Johns Hopkins. It seems to have good resources and they use language appropriate to a grassroots worker trained in English. Look at their resources about malaria , for example, Malaria – protecting mothers and their families .

Here is something to celebrate. In fact three lives to celebrate – those of the three women who jointly won the Nobel Peace Prize this year. One of them is Leymah Gbowee, aged 39, for her work in mobilizing women from across Liberia’s ethnic and religious divides.

This manual explains clearly the basic concepts around Financial Capacity, Plans and Budgets, and gives a detailed explanation of Financial Management. It includes a glossary and bookkeeping tools. » Download directly from the Library

We recently made a manual Finding Mental Health after Conflict , which focused on Developing Countries. Then we were contacted by a new colleague originally from Sudan, who was interested in working with us. Mubarak has gone through thirty years of asylum-seeking, living in camps, then adapting to life in the Netherlands. In consequence, he had already started on a manual for asylum seekers and refugees in Northern Europe. It contains information about the legislation that affects them and the issues – practical, psychological and cultural – with which they may have to deal. Primarily intended for people like himself from MENA, it is hoped it will be useful for refugees from other areas. Now in both English and Arabic: Refugees from MENA to Northern Europe: Pressures & Solutions As a side-product, Mubarak would like to put together a list of doctors and psychologists in Northern Europe who have the skills and knowledge really to help refugees. Do you know anybody good? If so, let us know .

Conflict. We come across it all the time – because it can occur whenever people disagree over their values, motivations, perceptions, ideas, needs, desires… The good news is that engaging with conflict in a healthy way can help resolve intractable issues and clear the air. Our handy 3-page Key Information Sheet, Conflict Matters , clearly explains. Another Key Information Sheet – on ‘Networking’ – has recently been translated into Arabic by our colleague Asmaa Gillespie. > Networklearning’s Key Information Sheets Homosexuality is an issue with the potential to confuse or even provoke irrational response. Basic, clear information can help here, too. So we have produced a no-frills 12-page publication to give the straight Facts about Homosexuality . We also welcome to our library the guest publication Better Ways to Stay Healthy in Asian Tropics , by our experienced colleague Bryan Walker.