ABSTRACT
As the preceding chapters have shown, considerable progress has been made in the design and implementation of ecological mental health projects with communities displaced by political violence. Innovative strategies have been developed to help refugee communities respond effectively to their own mental health needs, using methods that integrate local and Western knowledge, beliefs, and practices. The critical question now is whether these programs are achieving their goals of empowering communities and improving the mental health and psychosocial wellbeing of community members. That is, to what extent are ecological mental health interventions with refugees effective?
