2025/02/07 by Maleeka Salih, Ananda Galappatti, Gameela Samarasinghe +2 · 1 voice
Social Sciences · #Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography #Cambodian History and Society #Peacebuilding and International Security
paper · doi:10.1016/j.ssmmh.2025.100396
openalex publication_date 2025/02/07 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/06
There is currently significant interest in the fields of global peacebuilding, development and humanitarian assistance in the integration of Mental Health & Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) with peacebuilding. This article offers a case study of Sri Lanka's experiences of MHPSS integration in its post-war transitional justice and reconciliation process, describing how MHPSS considerations were incorporated into national consultation to design state reconciliation mechanisms and in their subsequent implementation. It offers a critical reflection on the integration of MHPSS and assesses whether this was sufficient to respond to the needs of survivors and affected groups during the consultations and beyond.