The aim of the East and Southern Africa MHPSS Community of Practice is to provide a platform to facilitate exchange of regional knowledge and learning on MHPSS programming, and support coordination and information sharing amongst humanitarian and development actors working on MHPSS in the region.
Author(s): Mr Andy Solomon-Osborne Head of Department/Technical Advisor – Mental Health & Care Practices (MHCP) - Ethiopia mhcpta@et.missions-acf.org, www.actioncontrelafaim.org
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Matt Oliver Kinsella posted an update in the group
East & Southern Africa MHPSS Community of Practice 4 months agoHello all –
I am looking for experts/practitioners who would be willing to act as key informants for a paper on the availability / quality of mental health services in the countries of the IGAD region.
The paper is being drafted for the Refugee Law Clinic at the University of London. The clinic provides pro bono legal advice to asylum seekers h…[Read more]
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Matt Oliver Kinsella posted an update in the group
East & Southern Africa MHPSS Community of Practice 4 months agoHello all –
I am looking for experts/practitioners who would be willing to act as key informants for a paper on the availability / quality of mental health services in the countries of the IGAD region.
The paper is being drafted for the Refugee Law Clinic at the University of London. The clinic provides pro bono legal advice to asylum seekers h…[Read more]
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Dechasa posted an update in the group
East & Southern Africa MHPSS Community of Practice 7 months, 3 weeks agoBecause of droughts in Ethiopia around Oromia region Guji and Ararge community need MHPSS support and basic need like food, water, and cloths especially children and pregnant women’s.
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Dechasa posted an update in the group
East & Southern Africa MHPSS Community of Practice 7 months, 3 weeks agoBecause of droughts in Ethiopia around Oromia region Guji and Ararge community need MHPSS support and basic need like food, water, and cloths especially children and pregnant women’s.
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solomon bizuneh posted an update in the group
East & Southern Africa MHPSS Community of Practice 9 months, 2 weeks agoImpact of Parental Migration on Education and Behavioural Outcomes of Children Left Behind in Southern Wollo, Ethiopia https://bettercarenetwork.org/library/particular-threats-to-childrens-care-and-protection/children-and-migration/impact-of-parental-migration-on-education-and-behavioural-outcomes-of-children-left-behind-in
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Ananda Galappatti posted an update in the group
East & Southern Africa MHPSS Community of Practice 2 years agoColleagues, this group has just been upgraded to ‘Community of Practice’ status on MHPSS.net, which we hope will make it more prominent on the site, driving greater participation and activity. Please do help grow this community through sharing resources and posting updates from the region. Thanks!
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Ananda Galappatti posted an update in the group
East & Southern Africa MHPSS Community of Practice 2 years agoColleagues, this group has just been upgraded to ‘Community of Practice’ status on MHPSS.net, which we hope will make it more prominent on the site, driving greater participation and activity. Please do help grow this community through sharing resources and posting updates from the region. Thanks!
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Ananda Galappatti posted an update in the group
East & Southern Africa MHPSS Community of Practice 2 years, 11 months agoDear colleagues, we have opened a new group for the COVID-19 response in the ESA region here: https://app.mhpss.net/groups/current-mhpss-emergency-responses/novel-coronavirus-international-health-emergency-2020/east-and-southern-africa-covid-19-response/
If you are involved in the response in the region, please do join this! -
Frank DIMMOCK posted an update in the group
East & Southern Africa MHPSS Community of Practice 3 years agoGlad to be connected. I’ve been training in trauma healing in Ethiopia and Kenya with SSD refugees since 2017. Glad to connect with others working in Gambella and Kakuma. Thanks
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Anouk Boschma posted an update in the group
East & Southern Africa MHPSS Community of Practice 3 years, 9 months agoHi all, my name is Anouk Boschma, I just joined the IFRC PS Centre in Copenhagen as MHPSS Technical Advisor, with a focus on Africa, Migration and Emergencies, besides other topics!
Hence I wanted to connect to the MHPSS.net groups focused on Africa, like this one. Feel free to reach out to me either via my MHPSS.net profile, my LinkedIn…[Read more]
My name is Samuel Kimbowa. I am from Uganda and Provide MHPSS services to NGO working with refugees. I also provide rehabilitate people with mental health services in a government hospital at Butabika National Referral Mental Hospital. I would like to participate in this study. my email is kimbowas@gmail.com and WhatApp is +256 782 777 641