The Applied Mental Health Research Group at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in the United States, has collaborated with The Institute for Development Research Advocacy and Applied Care (IDRAAC) and RESTART Center for Rehabilitation of Victims of Torture and Violence, under the auspices of the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health (and in collaboration with the National Mental Health Program and the Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Taskforce) to organize a workshop in Beirut.

Knowledge about evidence-based interventions and building evidence from interventions was shared with mental health and decision making organizations that are helping children and adults affected by trauma and wars in Lebanon.

The meeting took place on February 3^rd and 4^th 2015 at the Holiday Inn hotel-Dunes, Verdun with the financial support of USAID Victims of Torture Fund, RESTART and IDRAAC.

The workshop was attended by experts from the Johns Hopkins University, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health, Restart and IDRAAC as well as 35 members from different local and international organizations who shared their experiences in providing mental health and psychosocial support programs and interventions for victims of trauma and refugees.

This is of importance in view of the recent influx of Syrian refugees in Lebanon. The meeting informed organizations working in Lebanon on current knowledge and effective and feasible mental health and psychosocial interventions for victims of displacement and violence.

The workshop also highlighted the importance of sharing results of research to those who need them, since many organizations are not always aware of the effectiveness, feasibility and acceptability of different interventions to their respective communities.  Challenges to providing mental health and psychosocial support services in Lebanon were also discussed along with monitoring and evaluation practices.