Community-based approaches to Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (CB MHPSS) in emergencies are based on the understanding that communities can be drivers for their own care and change and should be meaningfully involved in all stages of MHPSS responses.... Read more
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The IASC Briefing document on Addressing the MHPSS aspects of the COVID-19 outbreak is endorsed through a formal clearance process by the IASC. The release date for the English version was 17 March 2020. Read more
Les premiers secours psychologiques pendant l’épidémie de la maladie à virus Ébola Read more
This folder contains the Arabic, English, French, Russian and Spanish versions of the WHO-UNHCR publication “Assessing Mental Health and Psychosocial Needs and Resources: Toolkit for Humanitarian Settings” provides an approach and a toolkit to help those designing and conducting... Read more
This guide is an adaptation of the WHO mhGAP Intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG)for Mental, Neurological and Substance Use Disorders in Non-specialized Health Settings for use in humanitarian emergencies. Accordingly, it is called the mhGAP Humanitarian Intervention Guide (mhGAP-HIG). Read more
Psychological First Aid provides “humane, supportive and practical help” to people in the immediate aftermath of a crisis, or during a protracted crisis. It can be provided by volunteers as well as professional staff, and can be used by... Read more
The training is aimed at child protection and other child worker staff such as educators and healthcare workers, and volunteers, who support children in the aftermath of or during a crisis or traumatic event, as well as staff from... Read more
‘Lay counselling: A trainer’s manual’, developed by IFRC’s Reference Centre for Psychosocial Support, together with three European partners, sets out the role and responsibilities of lay counsellors and the organization within which they work. The manual consists of a... Read more
This folder contains the Lay Counselling Trainer's Manuals in English, German, Danish and French, available through IFRC’s Psychosocial centre site. ‘Lay counselling: A trainer’s manual’, developed by IFRC’s Reference Centre for Psychosocial Support, together with three European partners, sets... Read more
The advocacy package is part of a campaign to encourage all humanitarian actors and UN Member States affected by, or at risk of, emergencies to embrace and implement the IASC MHPSS Guidelines. It also highlights the progress made by... Read more
