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Jun 30, 2025

Cruz Roja Paraguaya fighting for the mental health of the community

Dr. Maria Gloria Montórfano is National Health Coordinator for the Paraguayan Red Cross (Cruz Roja Paraguaya) and was a co-facilitator at the Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergencies training in Asunción, Paraguay organized by the MHPSS Hub and Paraguayan Red Cross.

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Jun 23, 2025

ICRC Southern Cone region: Mental health between climate change and armed conflict

Renata Reali is Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Programme Responsible at the International Committee of the Red Cross – ICRC, based in Brazil and covering Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Brazil. Renata joined the Regional Training: Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergencies in Asunción, Paraguay facilitated by the MHPSS Hub and Paraguayan Red Cross (Cruz Roja Paraguaya).

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Jun 4, 2025

Annual report 2024 – a first and a last

The final annual report of the IFRC Psychosocial Centre is also the first for the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement MHPSS Hub.

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May 28, 2025

Guidance Notes: on MHPSS Implications of heatwaves and wildfires

The guidance notes are intended for Red Cross Red Crescent Movement components who may be responding to heatwaves and wildfires in their country, or region.

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Dec 17, 2024

Vacancy: MHPSS Research Specialist

The MHPSS Hub aims to improve mental health outcomes and psychosocial well-being through technical assistance, capacity development of National Societies, the IFRC and the ICRC, competence development of staff and volunteers, knowledge generation and knowledge sharing, research, and communication and humanitarian diplomacy, policy and advocacy.

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Dec 12, 2024

Against all odds and despite all challenges the MENA region is committed to mental health

The Integrated Model for Supervision (IMS) project has conducted the first inter-agency Training of Trainers in the MENA region.

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Dec 10, 2024

Podcast series: Indian Ocean tsunami 20 years on

The final episode of a four-part series of the Heartbeat of Humanity podcast reflecting on the impacts of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunamis is now published.

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Nov 11, 2024

World Children’s Day: Children are our only hope, and we are theirs

20 November, marks World Children’s Day 2024 at a time of increasing global challenges and crises.

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Nov 7, 2024

New role play guidance for facilitators of MHPSS trainings out

Role plays are a powerful tool that can provide insight and depth during a learning process. However, effectively utilizing and facilitating role plays can be a challenge for even the most experienced facilitators. This guidance is written specifically to support facilitators in the effective use of role plays in training on mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS).

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Oct 31, 2024

IC34: Hope glows red

The International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent has a significant place in history and remains a key-event in the humanitarian world. The 34th edition came at a time when challenges across the globe are more severe and urgent than ever before - with armed conflict, emergencies and disasters impacting populations across the globe.

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Oct 21, 2024

Are you a sport coach? Become a Sport Coach+!

The project is looking for sport coaches interested in learning more about how to create safe and supportive environments in their daily practice and how to support vulnerable young players, with a focus on those affected by displacement and adversities.

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Oct 14, 2024

Survey: We are transforming – help us do it right!

On 1 January 2025 the IFRC Psychosocial Centre becomes the MHPSS Movement Hub - for the entire Red Cross Red Crescent Movement.

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Oct 10, 2024

Mental Health when your Workplace is an Emergency, a Disaster or a Warzone

Today, 10 October 2024, World Mental Health Day is marked under the theme 'It is Time to Prioritize Mental Health in the Workplace'.

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Oct 4, 2024

Vacancy: Senior Fundraising and Partnership Advisor

We are looking for a fundraising and partnership advisor to join our diverse team in Copenhagen working for the entire international Red Cross Red Crescent Movement. The role is key to our organizational development at a time of new challenges and opportunities and as colleagues we will face them with you.

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Sep 10, 2024

World Suicide Prevention Day: Join the Conversation

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) Suicide is a major public health challenge, with more than 700,000 deaths each year globally. Each suicide has far-reaching social, emotional, and economic consequences, and deeply affects individuals and communities worldwide. The theme of World Suicide Prevention Day 2024 is about changing the narrative and perceptions around suicides – to start the conversation.

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Sep 9, 2024

Community disaster resilience

In this episode of Heartbeat of Humanity, MHPSS Technical Advisor Shona Whitton talks to Antonia Mackay about how communities can build resilience to climate disasters and other shocks and hazards. Antonia Mackay is the National Resilience Manager at Australian Red Cross, where she leads the organisation’s disaster resilience programming, including key initiatives like emergency-ready workshops and ready communities.

The Red Cross Red Crescent (RCRC) Movement MHPSS Hub (MHPSS Hub) is dedicated to advancing mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) throughout the RCRC Movement. Hosted by the Danish Red Cross, the Hub collaborates with National Societies, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), as well as international humanitarian organizations and academic institutions. By uniting expertise from across the Movement and beyond, we help build stronger, more resilient communities better equipped to cope with crises and recover from adversity.