The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance (DRG) Bureau commissioned NORC at the University of Chicago to produce an internally distributed literature review on strategies for cultivating mental health resilience at the individual and organizational level for USAID staff and partners (delivered in August 2023). This document provides an externally-facing, adapted summary of the findings and conclusions of that report. This document summarizes key literature on whether and how the concepts of resilience, mental health, well-being, safety, and security have been integrated into DRG programs.
