RAN HEALTH Papers

Conspiracy narratives can pose a threat to liberal democracies, as observed in numerous Member States of the EU. This paper aims at supporting practitioners in the social services sector as well as practitioners in general who have family members and friends affected by such narratives.

This paper summarises the main takeaways of the discussions held during the RAN cross-cutting event on ‘Prevention of violent extremism: A shared responsibility between mental health care and the security domain’, which took place on 28 November 2023 in The Hague, The Netherlands.

The paper summarises the main conclusions following the discussions and presentations that took place at the RAN Mental Health Working Group meeting on ‘Psychotic disorders and the implications for P/CVE’ on 23 and 24 October.

On 28 and 29 March 2023, the RAN Mental Health Working Group meeting on ‘Enhancing the cooperation between mental health practitioners and security forces in P/CVE’ took place in The Hague, the Netherlands. This paper summarises the main conclusions following the discussions and presentations among

On 20 and 21 June 2023, the RAN Mental Health Working Group meeting on trauma, violent extremism and masculinity took place in Bologna, Italy. Participants formulated practical insights and tips on how to work with traumatised individuals in P/CVE...

Participants of this two-day study visit jointly took stock of established practices as well as continuing challenges across primary, secondary and tertiary prevention before specifically looking into P/CVE structures in the context of law enforcement, mental health, rehabilitation and...

Mental health practitioners, police, local authorities and youth and social workers were invited to discuss the victims and perpetrators perspectives and to share ideas and experiences about possible interventions.

This manual outlines responses to FTFs and their families, returning or planning to return to their home countries within the EU, from terrorist conflict zones such as Syria and Iraq. When the term “returnees” is used in this manual, it refers to FTFs and their families (women and children).

This paper summarises the main conclusions following the discussion on this observed fragmentation of ideologies. It describes the phenomenon and its complexity, as well as the ensuing challenges that practitioners currently face.