The aim of the Mental Health & Psychosocial Support Emergency Toolkit is to provide MHPSS practitioners, policy and decision-makers easily-accessible information on resources and tools related to mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) that are useful in the case... Read more
Emergency response
This handbook outlines the key actions that Resident Coordinators (RCs) and Humanitarian Coordinators (HCs) should take to prepare for and respond to emergencies. It does not aim to replace more in-depth guidance or policy documents. Read more
This is a joint project of the Psychosocial Support and Children’s Rights Resource Center and the Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Network www.mhpss.net, in cooperation with the Department of Health (National Center for Mental Health), and funded by the... Read more
This handbook is the product of an extensive review of psychosocial interventions that has focused especially on the lessons learned from the psychosocial response to the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004. The first section of the handbook introduces psychosocial... Read more
Versión español del manual “Psychosocial Interventions – A Handbook’. Read more
Version française du manuel ‘Psychosocial Interventions – A Handbook’. This handbook is the product of an extensive review of psychosocial interventions that has focused especially on the lessons learned from the psychosocial response to the Indian Ocean tsunami of... Read more
Psychiatry 70(4) Winter 2007 Read more
This guide provides step-by-step lesson/session plans for those working with adolescents aged 14-17 years. Included are activities that explore issues such as social inclusion and cohesion, self-actualization and realization, and human rights. Read more
This guide contains detailed outlines for 6 Orientation Seminar that you can facilitate to disseminate and implement the IASC MHPSS Guidelines in Emergency Settings. It includes workshops for: Food security staff Water, sanitation and hygiene staff (WASH)... Read more
Arabic version of “IASC MHPSS Guidelines, WHat should Health Actors know?” Read more