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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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Mar 26, 2024

Trauma and abuse along the EU borders

In this episode Communication Officer at the IFRC PS Centre, Villads Zahle interviews Moaaz Allahham, a young Syrian man forced onto an irregular route to Europe, Maria Marga, an activist working for Collective Aid to assist people on the move at Serbia's border with the EU, and Sarah Harrison, an IFRC PS Centre expert on the pressures, stress and mental health implications of ongoing abuses along EU borders.

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Mar 13, 2024

IFRC PS Centre and ORF partner to support mental health of young Ukrainians

The Olympic Refuge Foundation (ORF) is collaborating with the IFRC Psychosocial Centre, to deliver Sport Coach+, a foundational skills training in trauma-informed coaching practice designed to reach 100,000 young people, including those affected by the displacement crisis resulting from the conflict in Ukraine.

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Mar 8, 2024

IWD 2024: Inclusion of women – all women!

The theme for International Women’s Day 2024 is to inspire the inclusion of women. In 2019, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement made a significant formal commitment to the inclusion of women through Resolution 5 – Women and leadership in the humanitarian action of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.

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Mar 6, 2024

Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Ukraine: Coping, Help-seeking and Health Systems Strengthening in Times of War

An Interdisciplinary Desk Review has been published by ARQ National Psychotrauma Centre and VU Amsterdam.

Job opening
Mar 4, 2024

Vacancy: Project Administrator

The IFRC Reference Centre for Psychosocial Support (PS Centre) is looking for a project administrator to join our international team in Copenhagen.

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Feb 29, 2024

The countdown has begun for the Connecting Climate Minds Global Event

On 19-21 March 2024 Connecting Climate Minds stakeholders will come together in person in Barbados to finalise the Global Research and Action Agenda, and celebrate the communities that have been built during the past year’s tremendous work undertaken by the Regional Communities of Practices, Lived Experience Working Group, the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre and Imperial’s Climate Cares Centre.

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Feb 22, 2024

New report: Two years on: mental health and psychosocial support needs in Ukraine and affected countries

Since the escalation of the armed conflict in Ukraine on 24 February 2022 more than 10 million people have been forcibly displaced internally or to other countries and millions depend on humanitarian aid...

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Feb 8, 2024

New guide: Supporting combatants

Wounded demobilized or former combatants need psychological and social support in addition to their medical treatment and rehabilitation. They may have reactions because of their physical and psychological trauma or medical procedures and changes in their bodies. They may also be overwhelmed, confused, and emotionally pained when considering the possible changes to their future lives.

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Feb 6, 2024

Remembering Syria and Turkiye's Earthquake: One Year On

On the anniversary of the earthquake that hit Syria and Türkiye on 6 February 2023, we want to thank the staff and volunteers of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent and the Turkish Red Crescent, who have...

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Feb 5, 2024

Red Cross Red Crescent Movement MHPSS Hub – one step closer to realization

Danish Red Cross, IFRC and ICRC have agreed to finalize and sign the partnership agreement for the future Red Cross Red Crescent Movement MHPSS Hub – transforming the PS Centre into a mental health and psychosocial support Hub across the entire...

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Jan 31, 2024

The PS Centre is launching a new guide under the EU4Health project on how to establish strong and effective volunteer teams

The EU4Health programme is launching a new guidance note, designed for Red Cross and Red Crescent staff and volunteers to help establishing strong and effective care systems. The launch...

Job opening
Jan 26, 2024

Vacancy: Senior fundraising and partnership advisor

The PS Centre is looking for a senior fundraising and partnership advisor to join our international team in Copenhagen.

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.