The detrimental effect on the mental health and wellbeing of children and adolescents exposed to war, armed conflict and political violence has long been established, and are increasingly addressed by humanitarian agencies. Community-level supports such as person-to-person support, solidarity groups, and dialogue groups stand to reach large numbers of children and families. Future trials for MHPSS interventions need to give more attention to community-level interventions. Current focus of interventions is family-based the addition of caregiver wellbeing and parenting skills components had the potential to enhance the effects of interventions designed to improve children’s mental health. Very few studies empirically evaluated community-level interventions. The reviewed articles focused mainly on family-based interventions. Seventeen forms of MHPSS interventions with a wide range of treatment modalities were identified in this review. A bio-ecological lens was used to organize the interventions and the presentation of findings. Twenty-three articles met the inclusion criteria. For the period 2016–2022, a total of 1243 records were identified. The main medical, psychological and social sciences databases (PubMed, PsycINFO, Medline) were searched to identify interventions aimed at improving or treating mental health problems in conflict-affected children in LMICs. Such an update may be useful in determining where the current focus of interventions lies and whether there are changes in types of interventions that are commonly implemented. This systematic review aims to provide a comprehensive update of the most current developments in mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) interventions for children affected by armed conflict in LMICs, since 2016. Evidence-based interventions are vital to adequately address the mental health needs in these groups. Armed conflicts continue to threaten a vast number of children across the world, especially in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs).
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