1. Findings from the Child Protection Skills Mapping exercise Review of the Implementation of the IASC Guidelines on MHPSS

2. 57 key informant interviews 72 respondents online- 35 countries

3. 57 key informant interviews 72 respondents online- 35 countries

4. Study Questions Key Questions of the Review Implementation Specific Measures - mainstreaming Impact on Coordination Key challenges in the field Influence on existing practices Requirements for strengthening field interventions

5. Key Findings Institutionalization: -many agencies have used it to further develop polices -challenge in human resources Institutionalization: -many agencies have used it to further develop polices -challenge in human resources Awareness: high Utilization: -Communication between and within agencies -Donors(some) aware – the impact, not clear -Influence in the field – positive – but varies -Coordination - “it really helps me to define the field within my agency. It’s not just health; it’s more than health. It helps us to position MHPSS as an intersectoral issue “it really helps me to define the field within my agency. It’s not just health; it’s more than health. It helps us to position MHPSS as an intersectoral issue

6. Use of the Guidelines “ 88% of survey respondents agreeing or strongly agreeing that the Guidelines have improved MHPSS programming in emergencies

7. Use of the Supplementary Tools

8. Training Recipients

9. Key Findings ‘….we never had a document that we could refer to and that we could all universally agree on. So that the whole process of creating a guideline was a peace building process in itself because it brought together the mental health and psychosocial field for the first time, and then put them together and then actually over a two year process, we managed to get them to agree and then we managed to get the guidelines released as well…’ ‘….we never had a document that we could refer to and that we could all universally agree on. So that the whole process of creating a guideline was a peace building process in itself because it brought together the mental health and psychosocial field for the first time, and then put them together and then actually over a two year process, we managed to get them to agree and then we managed to get the guidelines released as well…’

10. Recommendations Awareness: - tailored modules to address content areas -awareness generation for religious leaders, local leaders - Increase online presence Institutionnalisation: -institutionnalisation checklists -MHPSS roster – deployment of experts Utilisation: - strengthen M&E Framework - develop toolkit options for community-based PSS -focus attention on practical guidance “ part of our interview questions, when we interview people for jobs, we ask them if they are aware of them [the Guidelines], if they have used them, and if they can give an example. And if people have not heard of them, and cannot talk about them in an intelligent way, it’s a big minus.”