Globally, it is estimated by WHO that 22% of forcibly displaced people suffer from a mental disorder (Charlson, et al., 2019). Children make up to almost half of the displaced populations and are most vulnerable and at increased risk... Read more
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Assosa is in Benishangul-Gumuz, one of the nine regions of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. It is situated in the west of the country bordering Sudan and South Sudan. According to the Assosa UNHCR population data of 1st... Read more
The third webinar of our series titled “This Much I Know: Practitioners Reflect on Community-Based MHPSS”. This series consists of conversations with MHPSS specialists about what they have learned from their experiences in implementing community-based approaches to MHPSS. Our third conversation will... Read more
29 April, 2021 14:00 – 15:00 (GMT +01) Link to register The climate crisis and humanitarian need: taking action to support the world’s most vulnerable communities | odi.org Climate change is a major driver of humanitarian need, alongside conflict and... Read more
Strengthening Reconciliation Processes in Sri Lanka was held on Thursday, 8th April 2021, online at SRP Sri Lanka Facebook as a FacebookLive discussion on the complexities of language and translation, as they launch a “Glossary of Terms in Reconciliation... Read more
“Strengthening Mental Health at the core of Peacebuilding and Development” is an online panel discussion IAHV is organizing during a global virtual conference on “Changing Paradigms in a Pandemic World” on 7 April 2021 from 1:00 to 6:00 pm CEST.... Read more
The Disability Section of UNICEF just launched a discussion paper on “A Rights-Based Approach to Disability in the Context of Mental Health” as a Supplement to the MHPSS Technical Note (2019). The paper aims to contribute to UNICEF’s efforts... Read more
The webinar on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Interventions in Contexts of Displacement: Insights from a Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis was event held on 09 February 2021 hosted by the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ),... Read more
The report “The power of caregiving” was launched by SOS Norway on February 15th. The report addresses how to support early childhood and mental health through parents and caregivers, focusing on low- and middle-income countries, and sub-Saharan Africa primarily. Read more