It was a great pleasure to host Dr Lilla Hardi from the Cordelia Foundation with whom PIN’s psychologists had the opportunity to talk about the methodology of conducting a psychological assessment in the asylum procedure, adequate interpretation of the findings, the importance of the Istanbul Protocol, and about understanding and overcoming ethical dilemmas in this process.

Beside the training with PIN’s psychologists, Dr Lilla Hardi also gave a lecture on the importance of understanding how psychological difficulties, in person in need for international protection, can have the impact on the asylum procedure and decision making.

Many thanks to Dr. Lilla for this meaningful experience, panelist colleagues from UNHCR and the Belgrade Center for Human Rights, who spoke about the importance of this topic from their experience, the numerous colleagues that joined us, and the Open Society Foundation for supporting the realization of this event!

Psychosocial Innovation Network, in collaboration with World Health Organization office in Serbia, an support from Open Society Foundation, started a cycle of trainings Introduction to Guidance for protection and improvement of mental health of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in Serbia. The training’s goal is learning about the established standards and importance of mental health protectio. The representatives of Commissariat for refugees, psychologist working in accommodation facilities, social workers and NGO representatives participated in the first round of trainings. The additional trainings will be held in Belgrade and Niš during February and March.