Jordans, Mark J.D.Tol, Wietse A.Komproe, Ivan H.Susanty, DessyVallipuram, AnavarathanNtamatumba, PrudenceLasuba, Amin C.de Jong, Joop T.V.M.2012-01-122012-01-1220102010-6-16Jordans, Mark JD, Wietse A Tol, Ivan H Komproe, Dessy Susanty, Anavarathan Vallipuram, Prudence Ntamatumba, Amin C Lasuba, Joop TVM de Jong. "Development of a multi-layered psychosocial care system for children in areas of political violence" International Journal of Mental Health Systems 4:15. (2010)1752-4458https://hdl.handle.net/2144/3410Few psychosocial and mental health care systems have been reported for children affected by political violence in low- and middle income settings and there is a paucity of research-supported recommendations. This paper describes a field tested multi-layered psychosocial care system for children (focus age between 8-14 years), aiming to translate common principles and guidelines into a comprehensive support package. This community-based approach includes different overlapping levels of interventions to address varying needs for support. These levels provide assessment and management of problems that range from the social-pedagogic domain to the psychosocial, the psychological and the psychiatric domains. Specific intervention methodologies and their rationale are described within the context of a four-country program (Burundi, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Sudan). The paper aims to contribute to bridge the divide in the literature between guidelines, consensus & research and clinical practice in the field of psychosocial and mental health care in low- and middle-income countries.enCopyright 2010 Jordans et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltdhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0Article10.1186/1752-4458-4-15205536032907307