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What should global mental health do about violent extremism?
Global Mental Health (Cambridge, England)
|August 9, 2019
Summary
Global mental health should engage with preventing violent extremism (PVE) by critically appraising current practices. Collaboration and evidence-based models rooted in community are key for effective, non-securitized approaches.
Area of Science:
- Global Mental Health
- Public Health
- Sociology
Background:
- Preventing violent extremism (PVE) programs are globally implemented, including in low- and middle-income countries.
- Global mental health strategies are also being deployed to provide mental health and psychosocial support in these regions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the role and considerations for global mental health in addressing violent extremism.
- To advocate for an evidence-based and values-driven approach to PVE within global mental health frameworks.
Main Methods:
- Commentary based on critical appraisal of existing PVE practices.
- Discussion of integrating mental health principles with PVE strategies.
- Emphasis on multidisciplinary stakeholder collaboration.
Main Results:
- Global mental health should adopt a stance open to addressing violent extremism challenges.
- Recommendations for critical appraisal of current PVE practices are provided.
- Advocacy for developing new, evidence-based models rooted in community and civil society.
Conclusions:
- Global mental health must align PVE interventions with established mental health and public health values.
- Future PVE models should prioritize community collaboration, broader prevention, and non-securitized strategies.
- A multidisciplinary approach is essential for effective and ethical engagement with violent extremism.
Keywords:
Violent extremism
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