Phone-Delivered Psychological Intervention (t-CETA) for Mental Health Problems in 8-17 Year-Old Syrian Refugee Children

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) based approach delivered over the telephone. Components are available for common problems, including anxiety, depression, PTSD, conduct problems, substance abuse, and safety issues (including self-harm or suicidal ideation), and a tailored treatment package is produced for each child based on the presenting problem(s) and response to treatment. There are components for use with both child and caregiver.

Case manager-led care, with referral to a psychotherapist or psychiatrist as necessary. Médecins du Monde's approach is based on a joint collaboration between mental health trained case managers (who undergo extensive training by experts in the field on topics including Psychological First Aid, Child Protection, Gender Based Violence, etc.) and psychotherapists from different schools (providing Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing \[EMDR\] for trauma, Interpersonal Therapy \[IPT\] for depression, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy \[CBT\], motivational counselling, familial or systemic therapy, and integrative approaches). Thus the number and content of sessions, and the person delivering treatment (case manager, psychotherapist, psychiatrist) vary.