Lebanon: Child Protection & MHPSS Brief

This brief provides an overview of the escalating child protection and mental health (MHPSS) crisis facing children in Lebanon due to protracted economic collapse, institutional fragility, and the lingering impacts of recent conflict. It highlights critical challenges—such as underfunded case management systems, a surge in trauma-related psychological distress among children, legal documentation barriers for refugees, and rising vulnerabilities like child labor and early marriage. Furthermore, the brief outlines Save the Children’s multi-sectoral response framework, which encompasses direct case management, alternative care programs, community-based protection mechanisms, capacity building, and strategic advocacy to strengthen national systems and protect children’s rights.