2026

Harb, G. C., Qishawi, M., Gebus, S., & Schultz, J. H. (2026). Supporting teachers in a war zone: a mixed methods study of a brief intervention in the context of ongoing war. Conflict and Health.

Schultz, J. H., Forsberg, J., Alisic, E., Diab, S., & Harb, G. (2026). Treating war-and conflict-related nightmares in children and youth: outcomes of a school-based intervention. Frontiers in Sleep, 4, 1658555.

Forsberg, J. T., Diab, S. Y., & Schultz, J. H. (2026). The Development and Application of a Potentially Traumatic Events Checklist for Conflict-Affected Pupils Living in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 1-15.

2025

Gebus, S., Kerbage, H., Alisic, E., Forsberg, J. T., & Schultz, J. H. (2025). Unveiling mechanisms of change: Analyzing a short-term psychosocial support intervention for refugee children in Lebanon. SSM-Mental Health, 8, 100555.

Gebus, S., Schultz, J. H., & Forsberg, T. J. (2025). Psychosocial Support for Refugee Children in a Multi-Layered Crisis: A Mixed-Methods Case Study in Lebanon. Intervention Journal of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Conflict Affected Areas, 23(1), 23-34.

Gebus, S. (2025). “We’re Giving the Children a Safe Space in the Middle of Crises.” A Mixed-Methods Study of Teachers’ and Psychosocial Counselors’ Experiences of Implementing School-Based Psychosocial Support in Crisis-Affected Lebanon. [Doctoral thesis, UiT The Arctic University of Norway]

2024

Forsberg, J. T., Schenzle, S., Grødum, M., Fulland, H., Borchgrevink, M. C., Hoel, A., ... & Schultz, J. H. (2024). Traumesensitiv opplæring for barn og unge som har opplevd krig og flukt. Kontekstualisering av Better Learning Program fra bruk i konfliktområder til norsk skolekontekst.

Schenzle, S., & Schultz, J. H. (2024). “Students are bringing the revolution into the classroom!” teachers' and counselors’ perceptions of the need for psychosocial support in crisis-affected classrooms in Lebanon. Teaching and Teacher Education, 139, 104416.

2023

Forsberg, J. T., Dolan, C. T., & Schultz, J. H. (2023). Development and psychometric testing of the student learning in emergencies checklist (SLEC): Measuring promotors of academic functioning and wellbeing in Palestinian youth affected by war and conflict. Intervention Journal of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Conflict Affected Areas, 21(1), 30-46.

Forsberg, J. T., Ghazale, B., Siefeldeen, S., & Schultz, J. H. (2023). Measuring promotors of school functioning: Informing school-based psychosocial support for crisis-affected students in Lebanon. International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 11(4), 307-320.

2022

Forsberg, J. T., & Schultz, J. H. (2023). Educational and psychosocial support for conflict-affected youths: The effectiveness of a school-based intervention targeting academic underachievement. International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 11(2), 145-166.

2021

Schultz, J. H., Forsberg, J. T., Harb, G., & Alisic, E. (2021). Prevalence and characteristics of posttraumatic nightmares in war-and conflict-affected students. Nature and Science of Sleep, 423-433.

Educational briefs

Educational Response Brief 1: Educational response for students affected by COVID-19 – Using Better Learning Program (BLP) as an educational resource (April 2020)

Educational Response Brief 2: Helping children to deal with reactions from the Beirut explosion - Reflections on how to protect and support children (August 2020)

Educational Response Brief 3: Back to school during the COVID-19 pandemic: Reflections on how to provide support to reduce students’ fear (September 2020)

Educational Response Brief 4: Supporting Palestinian children after the May 2021 escalation – Reflections on psycho-social needs and how to design a school-based intervention during the COVID-19 pandemic (May 2021)

Educational Response Brief 6: Talking about the war in Ukraine: Suggestions for educators and parents (August 2023)

Educational Response Brief 7: School-based psychosocial support for students in Gaza – A research informed framework for providing support and identifying needs in the aftermath of the 2023 war (November 2023)

Educational Response Brief 8: Returning to learning following the ongoing war in Gaza – Supporting teachers and students in establishing new school routines and stimulating natural recovery (June 2024)