Refugees_MHPSS @RMhpss
Everything about mental health and psychosocial support of refugees and other forcibly displaced persons. Joined October 2020-
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Women & girls in war-torn Sudan have been exposed to shocking levels of sexual violence. @Refugees is helping them with assistance & services, including psychosocial support, but additional funding is needed to reach all those affected. unhcr.org/news/stories/w…
Happy to see great new issue of Intervention, Journal for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Conflict Affected Areas. Many publications by authors who work and live in these settings! @mhpss @MHInnovation journals.lww.com/invn/pages/cur…
My UNHCR colleague Lynn Karanja is a Kenyan psychologist who works as Associate Mental Health & Psychosocial Support Officer in Ethiopia. Her story shows the impact her work has on the lives of displaced people. @UNHCREthiopia @Refugees @mhpss unv.org/Success-storie…
Thanks to the wonderful panellists in MHPSS segment at #RefugeeForum last week: @NielsAnnen of @BMZ_Bund; @KARORERODavid1; @TedChaiban of @UNICEF; @StFrisoli24995 of @LEGOfoundation; Claire Whitney of @IMCWorldwide. Recording soon available here: unhcr.org/about-unhcr/ov… @mhpss
2/2 Upon completion of their training with @GMHLab_TC @Columbia, the 10 new trainers and 30 new providers in Peru will have the opportunity to obtain certification as international trainers/providers in IPT. @Refugees @mhpss
@ACNURPeru, @GMHLab_TC & @HIASrefugees started a Trainer-of-Trainers programme in Interpersonal Psychotherapy in Peru for Venezuelan refugees/migrants from community-based organizations and for employees from Peruvian state health system and humanitarian workers. 1/2 @Refugees
Health For All - Including refugees and their hosts! At the Global #RefugeeForum leaders discussed solutions and pledged support to improve health and wellbeing and work towards Universal Health Coverage for all.
The German government, flanked by DG ECHO and the Govt of the Netherlands, have been spearheading the work on the Multi Stakeholder pledge on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support for refugees and host communities. #RefugeeForum @mhpss
Health For All - Including refugees and their hosts! At the Global #RefugeeForum leaders discussed solutions and pledged support to improve health and wellbeing and work towards Universal Health Coverage for all.
"Psychische Gesundheit ist eine wesentliche Voraussetzung dafür, dass Menschen Krisen bewältigen, an der Gesellschaft teilhaben und Vertrauen in ihre Gemeinschaften aufbauen können." @NielsAnnen beim #RefugeeForum Deshalb ist der Zugang zu Hilfe für alle Menschen so wichtig.
David Karorero, who heads a refugee-led organisation for mental health and psychosocial support highlights the necessity to involve refugees in all phases of the response. #RefugeeForum
Mr Ted Chaiban, Deputy Director of @UNICEF highlights #RefugeeForum that mental health needs to be embedded in health, education and child protection systems. It needs to be recognized and funded as a priority
Pau St John Frisoli of Lego Foundation makes a plea for more investment in learning through play and announces a major pledge of 40 million USD to advance this! #RefugeeForum @mhpss
Claire Whitney of @IMC_Worldwide explains how and why her organisation systematically integrates mental health and psychosocial support in health and protecion programmes for displaced and host populations. #RefugeeForum
At the Global Refugee Forum, Governments, International Organisations, NGOs pledge to support refugees and hosting communities. More than 80 of the pledges include mental health and psychosocial support. See here: globalcompactrefugees.org/multistakehold… #RefugeeForum @mhpss @MHInnovation @WHO
Thomas Bach president of @Olympics at #RefugeeForum during his speech: "We will promote the mental health and psychosocial wellbeing of refugees through participating in sport" @mhpss @Refugees
Mental health is a human right! WHO and @UNHumanRights have launched new guidance to support countries to end human rights abuses and improve access to quality #MentalHealth care bit.ly/45iiErH
#Orunchingasettlement #Isingiro with funding from @UNHCRuganda @TpoUg team conducts community interactive psychoeducation sessions on daily life stressors in schools to enhance awareness on #MentalHealth Children who present with distress are enrolled into #JoL for more support.
This is so lovely. It shows the transformative power of art! @Refugees @mhpss #WorldMentalHealthDay
18 artists worked with refugee children in 🇧🇬 to transform one local school. Through art, the project promoted psychosocial well-being, and social inclusion & cohesion within the community. #MentalHealthDay #Arts4Protection @ArtolutionOrg @SedaKuzucu3 @sofiadcasas @Refugees
For 🙏our Rohingya volunteers and community, a greater awareness of mental health has been transformative for them in 🇧🇩 By supporting their own people, #Rohingya volunteers also find meaning & purpose. They are combating stresses of camp life with mental health support 👏
#Rohingya refugee volunteers in 🇧🇩 are helping their community combat stresses of camp life. Equipped with training, they are delivering counselling and awareness-raising on mental health. #WorldMentalHealthDay @mhpss 🔗unhcr.org/news/stories/r…
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TPO Uganda @TpoUg
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Ananda Galappatti @agalappatti
3K Followers 2K Following Medical Anthropologist | Mental Health & Psychosocial Support Practitioner | Magsaysay Laureate | Ashoka Fellow | @mhpss Co-Dir | My views | (he/him)
MHPSS Network @mhpss
5K Followers 366 Following The Mental Health & Psychosocial Support Network is an online platform for people concerned with #MHPSS in emergencies & situations of adversity. Join us!
Intervention @InterventionJnl
800 Followers 651 Following Journal for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Conflict Affected Areas. Published by Wolters Kluwer, hosted by ARQ International
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