Tool guide for the remote psychological support model for refugee and migrant girl and adolescent girl Gender-Based Violence survivors: Promoting and Protecting their rights


Publisher: UNICEF

Date Published: 2021

Languages: English


The toolkit sets out objectives to develop and describe tools, stages, and moments of remote psychosocial support, emphasizing the specific context of Venezuelan girls and adolescent girl GBV survivors on the move. It outlines actions at the community, national, and transnational levels.

Main Contribution

The main contribution of the toolkit is to develop and describe tools, stages, and moments of remote psychosocial support. It aims to facilitate an understanding of the remote psychosocial support model for proper application in various countries. The focus is on providing psychosocial support according to the needs of Venezuelan girls and adolescent girl gender-based violence (GBV) survivors who are on the move.

  • The toolkit is designed for individuals and organizations involved in providing remote psychosocial support, particularly for GBV survivors among Venezuelan girls and adolescent girls.

  • The toolkit provides practical guidance on promoting and making remote psychosocial support accessible to girls and adolescent girls. It offers insights on planning, promotion, and implementation of the support service, considering the unique context of each country.

GBV Prevention

  • The toolkit is oriented toward addressing the psychosocial needs of GBV survivors and facilitating access to support services, contributing indirectly to GBV prevention.


Creating Normative Change

  • The toolkit suggests creating help-seeking behaviors, trust-building conditions, and visibility strategies within communities to facilitate access to remote psychosocial support. It acknowledges the importance of addressing psychosocial needs at the community, national, and transnational levels.


How it could be adapted to the communities

  • The toolkit recognizes the need for adaptation to unique country contexts. It provides specific actions at the community, national, and transnational levels, considering the diverse challenges and contexts faced by Venezuelan girls and adolescent girls on the move.


Keywords

  • Remote psychosocial support, GBV survivors, Adolescent girls, Community scope of action, National scope of action, Transnational scope of action, Access barriers, Help-seeking behaviors, Trust-building, Visibility strategies.

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