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Jul 2, 2024

PFA training for youth in Greenland

In this episode Communication Officer at the IFRC PS Centre, Villads Zahle interviews project manager, Erni Kristiansen and project consultant, Bebbie Petersen about youth to youth Psychological First Aid (PFA) in Greenland.

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Jul 1, 2024

Support and safe corners for Palestinian children

Amid ongoing violence and unrest in the occupied territories, the Palestinian Red Crescent (PRCS) staff and volunteers are providing safety and support for children.

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Jun 13, 2024

The PS Centre shares 2023 Annual Report

In 2023, the PS Centre responded to 2,504 requests for assistance from 137 countries including 1,416 requests from organizations within the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement. PS Centre staff and management participated in 50 international fora as host, facilitator, presenter, speaker or participant and had 36 academic collaborations with 10 universities and 59 organizations.

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Jun 11, 2024

Five new regional reports highlight the status of MHPSS activities in the wider Movement

The PS Centre has released five regional progress reports on the Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) activities within the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement. The five regions are Africa, the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).

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Oct 22, 2020

Men Don´t Cry - A Participatory Workshop on MHPSS for Men and Boys in Humanitarian Settings

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Oct 16, 2020

Course on Caring for Children Moving Alone

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Oct 8, 2020

“The greatest need was to be listened to”

The IFRC and ICRC joint report about mental health during COVID-19 called “The greatest need was to be listened to: The importance of mental health and psychosocial support during COVID-19”...

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Oct 6, 2020

Final Announcement of the ENPS Annual Online Forum 2020

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Oct 2, 2020

World Mental Health Day and the lead up

On 10 October we commemorate World Mental Health Day, but even in the days leading up to World Mental Health Day a series of events will mark the importance and increased awareness of MHPSS...

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Sep 24, 2020

Suicide Prevention Survey

To gain better insight into current suicide and self-harm prevention activities being conducted within the Red Cross and Red...

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Sep 24, 2020

COVID-19 response publications in Arabic, French and Spanish

A substantial part of the COVID-19 response publications produced by the PS Centre have now been translated from English...

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Sep 23, 2020

Job Opening: External consultant to support the International RCRC Movement´s commitment to MHPSS

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Sep 22, 2020

Job Opening: IASC MHPSS RG Co-Chair

The IFRC PS Centre is looking for a new MHPSS in Emergencies Specialist to take over the role of Co-Chairing...

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Sep 17, 2020

Talking about Suicide during COVID-19

An interview with Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Technical Advisor, Kelly McBride

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Sep 4, 2020

Caring for Staff and volunteers in the COVID-19 outbreak response

This interview with Esmail Yesuf, Senior Psychological Support Officer, highlights the strategies that the Ethiopian Red Cross Society...

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Sep 4, 2020

Upcoming Workshops: Supervision The Missing Link

The IFRC Psychosocial Centre (PS Centre) contributes knowledge and provides service to the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement. It assists in facilitating mental health and psychosocial support, promotes psychosocial wellbeing for affected groups, staff and volunteers, and increases awareness of psychological reactions in times of crisis or social disruption.

The PS Centre is hosted and supported by Danish Red Cross. It receives financial support from a number of National Societies, institutional and private donors including the European Commission and DANIDA.