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Effective GBV programming depends on putting together a dedicated staff* that have specialized knowledge, skills and attitudes. Working with GBV survivors can be particularly stressful and it is common for staff to experience everyday stress, cumulative stress, burnout, and... Read more
Child Protection AoR has launched a remote training: “Orientation of frontline workers delivering community based mental health and psychosocial support.” The trainings are offered in video capsules that can help all workers who offer support to children. On the... Read more
Armed conflicts, forced displacement, climate change induced disasters and protracted crises have disrupted the education of 75 million children and youth globally. And that number is growing in an unprecedented way with the spread of COVID- 19. Education has... Read more
Invitation to an online exchange organised by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee MHPSS Reference Group’s working group on Community-Based MHPSS Read more
My Hero is You, Storybook for Children on COVID-19 is a project developed by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee Reference Group on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings. Read more
The Safe Back to School guide is a user-friendly, practitioner-focused tool that outlines the key steps needed for a coordinated, inclusive, all-hazards approach to school reopening and links to further guidance where appropriate. The guide has been developed in... Read more
We asked colleagues from across the globe to tell us why they consider community-based MHPSS to be relevant at this time. Here is what they shared with us! Read more
This publication from the Inter-Agency Standing Committee MHPSS Reference Group explains that Community-based approaches to Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (CB MHPSS) in emergencies are based on an understanding that communities can be drivers for their own care and... Read more
