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Function of Exercise/Project:
Present technical help to Georgia’s Youngster, Adolescent and Youth Psychosocial and Psychological Well being Care Reform preparatory course of and guarantee total coordination.
Scope of Work:
Background
The entry of adolescents and youth to psychological well being (MH) providers is proscribed, accessible solely in huge cities, though they’re scattered and never coordinated appropriately. As talked about by the scholars and MH professionals throughout analysis undertaken by UNICEF , the boundaries to receiving psychological well being providers embody lack of awareness, excessive costs for visits to specialists and medicines, distrust of specialists’ data and {qualifications}, and concern of the breach of confidentiality when receiving providers.
The survey carried out in Georgia in 2018 discovered a considerably decrease variety of folks utilizing psychological well being providers than formally registered circumstances. Greater than half of the sufferers probably averted referrals due to stigma, poor service high quality and inadequate geographical and monetary accessibility. In keeping with the consultants, essentially the most difficult and underdeveloped areas are little one and adolescent psychological healthcare, housing, and psychosocial take care of continual sufferers with psychological problems. There’s nonetheless a considerable lack of certified psychiatric nurses and social employees. Nevertheless, formation of multidisciplinary operational teams and an energetic Nationwide Institute of Psychological Well being have laid an excellent basis for growth.
Lately, the altering humanitarian contexts have created a extra harmful surroundings for kids and adolescents’ well-being and growth. According to world tendencies, the burden of poor adolescent and youth psychological well being has elevated within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in Georgia as effectively. In keeping with the analysis on the Prevalence of Psychological Well being and Entry to Companies amongst 18-24 Years previous College College students in Georgia , the prevalence of MH situations is excessive with one out of 4 younger folks experiencing reasonable or extreme nervousness signs, one in three affected by indicators of despair, and one-third of scholars having thought of suicide no less than as soon as of their lives.
The identical analysis revealed very low data of MH points amongst college students – though 97 per cent of the surveyed college students have heard the time period “psychological well being,” just one third of them have some details about it. Greater than thirty per cent of scholars talked about that they don’t share their emotions and experiences associated to psychological well being with anybody, which signifies the low degree of connectedness amongst youth.
As a way to deal with the wants of youngsters, adolescents and youth in psychological well being and psychosocial help (MHPSS) providers, in 2019 the Ministry of Internally Displaced Individuals from the Occupied Territories, Labour, Well being and Social Affairs (MoIDPLHSA), with technical supervision of Georgia Psychological Well being Affiliation (GMHA) and monetary help of Open Society – Georgia Basis, initiated growth of a system of kid, adolescent and youth MHPSS providers in Georgia. The method engaged varied worldwide consultants who chosen the Slovenian mannequin as an acceptable for the Georgia context. This mannequin was mentioned and effectively accepted by the MoIDPLHSA. Sadly, the COVID-19 pandemic hampered the continuation of the method, and no progress has taken place within the area of kid, adolescent and youth psychological well being.
Given the adolescents’ burden of illness and incapacity attributable to poor psychological well being and the impression of psychological well-being on the survival, progress and growth of younger folks, it is a precedence space of motion for UNICEF globally . In keeping with nationwide statistics, there’s an growing incidence of psychological and behavioural problems in Georgia amongst kids below 15 years previous (incidence in 2021 – 109.5; incidence in 2020 – 82.3) . Subsequently, UNICEF Georgia is working to higher operationalize the MHPSS commitments throughout sectors and thus help kids’s and adolescents’ growth and their possibilities for reaching their full potential.
UNICEF, in settlement and coordination with the MoIDPLHSA, is planning to revive the session course of that can result in the event of a kid, adolescent and youth psychological well being reform technique and plan of motion. The Authorities of Georgia is able to embark on psychological well being care system reform that strengthens service entry for all kids, adolescents and youth dwelling within the nation. To make this occur, UNICEF seeks to fee a nationwide psychological well being skilled, who will work in coordination with a world MH skilled and varied MHPSS area stakeholders to execute the duties as stipulated on this ToR.
Goal and scope of labor
The anticipated results of this consultancy is the event of Georgia’s little one, adolescent and youth psychosocial and psychological well being care reform technique and motion plan with the respective timelines and funds.
The task is for 90 days stretched throughout 12 months and is anticipated to fulfill the next particular aims:
1. Put together state of affairs analyses of Georgia’s little one, adolescent and youth psychosocial and psychological well being care system.
Facilitate a stakeholder assembly to gather info on accessible little one, adolescent and youth psychological well being and psychosocial providers, geographical protection, gaps in coverage frameworks, programmes and repair provision and suggestions for overcoming the challenges.
Develop state of affairs analyses report
2. Facilitate consensus constructing among the many stakeholders to reconfirm the MoIDPLHSA determination on replication and adaptation of Slovenia’s mannequin of adolescent and youth psychological well being and psychosocial providers to Georgia nation context
Attain out Slovenian skilled(s) and work carefully with them on a Slovenia mannequin presentation that might clearly show the trail Georgia’s heath care system must observe to reform little one, adolescent and youth psychological well being and psychosocial providers.
Manage stakeholder assembly to decide to little one, adolescent and youth psychological well being reform as an ongoing nationwide precedence; to agree and formalize the choice on little one, adolescent and youth psychological well being and psychosocial service group mannequin.
Set up a Working Group (WG) on Psychological Well being Reform, supported by an Knowledgeable Reference Group, to boost authorities’s accountability
Outline the reform instructions in shut collaboration with the important thing gamers and recommend an efficient composition of the WG (to be confirmed by the MoIDPLHSA)
3. Develop the ToRs for the reform course leaders
Suggest the composition of the Knowledgeable Reference Group (to be confirmed by the MoIDPLHSA) and develop its ToR
Suggest the reform governance and accountability preparations to carry the Authorities instantly accountable for the reform implementation
4. Develop a baby, adolescent and youth psychological well being reform technique
5. Assist growth of kid, adolescent and youth psychological well being plan of motion
Strategy of the consultancy
UNICEF will recruit a nationwide skilled with sturdy experience within the area of adolescent/youth MHPSS by means of aggressive bidding course of. The advisor will work in shut collaboration with a world skilled and nationwide stakeholders together with adolescent and youth themselves. The advisor will set up and coordinate the workshops, spherical desk conferences, interviews and discussions with the stakeholders for carrying out the deliverables as stipulated within the ToR.
The nationwide advisor will periodically meet with UNICEF accountable officers through the task, to agree on working strategies, obligations and focus on progress. The conferences could happen in-person or through on-line modalities.
The ultimate report of the task will probably be developed and submitted to UNICEF upon completion of the deliverables.
The ultimate report of the task will probably be developed and submitted to UNICEF upon completion of the
a. Work Assignments Overview
Facilitate a stakeholder assembly to gather info on accessible little one, adolescent and youth psychological well being and psychosocial providers, geographical protection, gaps in coverage frameworks, programmes and repair provision and suggestions for overcoming the challenges.
Deliverables/Outputs
- Stakeholder assembly is organized
Supply deadline
20 November 2023
b. Work Assignments Overview
Put together state of affairs analyses of Georgia’s Youngster, Adolescent and Youth Psychosocial and Psychological Well being Care system.
Deliverables/Outputs
- State of affairs Analyses report developed and submitted
Supply deadline
10 December 2023
c. Work Assignments Overview
Facilitate consensus constructing among the many stakeholders to reconfirm the MoIDPLHSA determination on replication and adaptation of Slovenia’s mannequin of adolescent and youth psychological well being and psychosocial providers to Georgia nation context.
Deliverables/Outputs
- Stakeholder assembly is organized to agree and formalize the choice on little one, adolescent and youth psychological well being and psychosocial service group mannequin.
Supply deadline
30 April 2024
d. Work Assignments Overview
Set up and Coordinate Working Teams (WG) per psychological reform instructions
Deliverables/Outputs
4. ToRs for WGs are developed
5. WGs are established
Supply deadline
30 Might 2024
e. Work Assignments Overview
Set up little one, adolescents and youth psychological well being reform ERG on the MoIDPLHSA
Deliverables/Outputs
6. ToR for the ERG
7. The ERG is established and practical
Supply deadline
30 Might 2024
f. Work Assignments Overview
Draft little one, adolescent and youth psychological well being reform technique
Deliverables/Outputs
8. Youngster, adolescent and youth psychological well being reform technique developed
Supply deadline
30 August 2024
g. Work Assignments Overview
Assist drafting of the plan of motion
Deliverables/Outputs
9. draft plan of motion
Supply deadline
15 November 2024
To qualify as an advocate for each little one you’ll have
Minimal {Qualifications} required:
Grasp’s diploma in psychological well being
Information/Experience/Expertise required:
Grasp’s diploma in psychological well being; expertise and understanding of MHPSS system structure
At the very least 10 years {of professional} expertise within the area of psychological well being and psychosocial help
Demonstrated capability and data to develop methods, laws and coverage paperwork with give attention to psychological well being
Expertise in offering consultancy providers for nationwide and/or native governments in psychological well being.
Sturdy data of the well being sector and psychological well being points going through kids, adolescents and youth
Course of administration expertise, together with facilitation and communication with stakeholders
Confirmed glorious analytical pondering and strategic planning expertise
Wonderful writing and oral communication expertise in Georgian and English
Information of UN programming and former working expertise with UN and/or in worldwide companies will probably be a bonus.
3. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bjpsych-international/article/transitioning-to-communitybased-mental-healthcare-reform-experiences-of-five-countries/35A94E06F0ABCD79515AFB3B46FAE9FC. Eka Chkonia, Norbert Skokauskas, et.
5 https://www.unicef.org/media/82926/file/Adolescent-Psychological-Well being-Issues-Report-Closing-July2020.pdf
6 https://ncdc.ge/Api/api/File/GetFile/ea1784b5-d3d0-4dd9-b29f-1369f5d6bbec
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Marketed: 10 Nov 2023 GTB Normal Time
Deadline: 19 Nov 2023 GTB Normal Time
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