The MHPSS Collaborative is looking for organizations to be a potential partners for new research on MHPSS & Education in humanitarian contexts. Join their Q&A session on 10th February, 2022 to get more info on the research project &... Read more
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The Center for Victims of Torture (CVT) in Minnesota, USA, is launching a program to strengthen the capacity of community-based organizations to deliver mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) services to survivors of torture. CVT will select 12 community-based organizations... Read more
Background of the project Failure to guarantee and tend to teacher well-being has significant adverse effects on students and learning and well-being outcomes. Teacher well-being is key to providing quality, equitable education for all. It correlates with creating healthy... Read more
Location: Multiple Application Deadline: 24-Jan-22 (Midnight New York, USA) Additional Category: Crisis Response Type of Contract: Individual Contract Post Level: International Consultant Starting Date: 01-Feb-2022(date when the selected candidate is expected to start) Duration of Initial Contract: To be determined on case by case basis and needs... Read more
The Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives launched a Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) initiative in 2021. The initiative was supported by UNICEF as part of the country’s emergency response to COVID-19. It included the establishment... Read more
Perspectives on the Provision of Remote Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Services in the Middle East Conflict, displacement, and COVID-19 have increased demands for mental health services – and made them very hard to deliver. The publication explores the... Read more
The Scoping report: Integrating Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Within Non-Communicable Disease Prevention and Care in Humanitarian Response explores whether and how mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) and non-communicable disease (NCD) prevention and care should be integrated in humanitarian response... Read more
The IFRC Reference Centre for Psychosocial Support was involved in the development of the newly released package of materials designed to support the mental health and wellbeing of young people. There are two components to this package: PFA... Read more
During emergencies and in contexts of displacement, mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) is crucial to the wellbeing of affected populations as it can prevent long-term negative psychological and social consequences. The need for MHPSS has therefore been increasingly... Read more
Course Date: 10 January 2022 – 4 February 2022 Course Leaders: Prof Alastair Ager Dr Rebecca Horn Applications now open for this interactive online course, aimed to strengthen capacity for psychosocial response in humanitarian contexts.... Read more
