Emergency Child Protection, Gender Based Violence (GBV) and Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) responses for girls, boys and families most ltpgtSave the Children (SC) is proposing an integrated child protection (CP), GBV, and MHPSS response to mitigate impact of ongoing conflict, intergenerational, chronic and community trauma, and child rights violations on boys, girls and caregivers ensuring access to a continuum of MHPSS and protection services. In partnership with Association for Women and Child Protection (AISHA), SC will deliver age-sensitive and gender responsive CP, GBV, and MHPSS services to address the complex vulnerabilities of 7556 individuals, of which 6552 are children impacted by the October 2023 escalation of hostilities and previous violence in Gaza. An estimated 7% of targeted beneficiaries are people and children with disabilities, and 50% are women and girls.lt/pgtltpgtServices will include comprehensive child protection assessments, case management and individualized intervention plans,  individual and group counselling, supporting UASC, as well as safe identification and referral for GBV survivors. The services will also include, depending on the needs of the boys, girls, men, and women, other structured MHPSS support including Psychological First Aid (PFA), recreational activities, referral to specialized mental health and protection services, individual and group counselling for children and caregivers, including positive parenting activities, as well as selfcare and stress management for CP and MHPSS staff to enable them to continue supporting children and caregivers. The project will prioritize the most vulnerable children, in line with the Protection Cluster’s priority needs, including those who are unaccompanied or separated, displaced, live in insecure shelters, suffer from injuries, have lost one or both parents, and those who are affected by domestic violence.lt/pgtltpgt  ltbrgtImmediate protection and psychological assistance will be delivered through reactivated and strengthened community protection mechanisms, a tried-and-tested child protection and psychosocial emergency response system established in Gaza. SC will use safe spaces (CFS) as an entry point for MHPSS interventions, including the identification and referral of unaccompanied and separated children (UASC) and other child protection risks. Additionally, the project will provide child protection case management and psychosocial support (PSS) to children affected by violence and their caregivers. The project will draw on SC’s evidence-based approaches and expertise including structured home-based MHPSS interventions for children affected by conflict, group MHPSS programs, positive parenting sessions and its resilience program. The project will strengthen parental care and support and build upon the capacity of local organizations with extensive experience delivering protection services in the target communities. Furthermore, SC and its partner AISHA will participate and contribute to the protection responders by committing dedicated staffs who work along with other sectors in safe identification and referral of protection cases, conducting preliminary assessment of protection risk and vulnerability using interagency assessment tool prepared by the protection cluster and supporting need assessment as appropriate. Through this action, SC and its partners will deliver essential lifesaving CP and dignity kits to ensure boys and girls access to basic services particularly winterization kit for children, hygiene and dignity kits for adolescent girls and women, family PSS kits, etc. In addition, SC and AISHA will support risk mitigation measures, including communication campaigns prevent further harm to children and their families (including targeted messaging from each Area of Responsibility - AoR).lt/pgtltpgtltbrgtDue to the volatility and unpredictability of the context, the project aims to be flexible and adaptive. SC and AISHA will take a phased approach to implementation, scaling up when and as access increases and more comprehensive activities become more feasible. ltbrgtlt/pgt