UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, applies a community-based protection approach rooted in the principle of “people protecting people”, recognizing that community members are often best placed to identify ...

Making sure the community is well starts with doing the behind-the-scenes work. A team representing a variety of organizations, agencies and community members across Shawnee County recently began ...

Innovative intervention delivered by trained community health workers – meaning nonclinical personnel with deep knowledge of the community – increased treatment utilization among participating ...

For too long, we’ve tried to solve deeply rooted social challenges with disconnected solutions, using one program for education, another for healthcare and a separate one for jobs. They often operate ...

Mental health service provision can—and should—respect the human rights of individuals seeking or receiving care. The necessary components of mental health services that respect human rights include ...

The Maui Emergency Management Agency takes a community-based approach to emergency management. MEMA Administrator Amos Lonokailua-Hewett talks about how to keep improving and evolving Maui Emergency ...

To be truly community-based, programmes must involve persons of concern to UNHCR at every stage: in assessment, diagnosis, prioritization, design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, while ...