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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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Jan 25, 2024

The IFRC has launched a new Psychological First Aid e-learning course

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Jan 18, 2024

The PS Centre has a new website!

The new website includes a new resource library to make our resources more accessible and the library more user-friendly.

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Jan 16, 2024

Talking to children about war

In the wake of recent armed conflict, the “Talking to Children about War” infographic poster has now been translated into Arabic. This adaptation will support parents, caregivers, and MHPSS practitioners in the affected regions

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Jan 15, 2024

Heartbeat of Humanity: Kenya Red Cross' new MHPSS framework and mental health stigma in Kenya

In this episode of the Heartbeat of Humanity podcast series, Communications Officer Trine Rosa Larsen interviews three Kenya Red Cross MHPSS practitioners Soony Wendy, Leyla Semkiwa, and Albert Migowa about the new KRCS MHPSS Framework, operating the toll-free 1199 helpline, mental health stigma in Kenya, suicide prevention, body-shaming, methadone clinics, the El-Nino floods, and how they ensure caring for staff and volunteers.

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Jan 10, 2024

The Red Cross is Illuminating Kenya's Mental Health Map with a new MHPSS framework

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Dec 27, 2023

Mental Health Matters: New global report on MHPSS progress within the Movement is now available in Arabic, French and Spanish

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Dec 12, 2023

Heartbeat of Humanity: Survivior Guilt and Moral Injury

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Nov 29, 2023

New Mental Health & Psychosocial Support in Humanitarian Emergencies Micro-credential

In partnership with the PS Centre, Trinity College Dublin University has launched a new micro-credential course on MHPSS in humanitarian emergencies. Anyone with a keen interest in learning critical skills for the development, management and monitoring of MHPSS programming within humanitarian emergencies - this course is for you. The deadline for registration is December 11.

Job opening
Nov 20, 2023

Vacancy: Senior Communications Officer

The IFRC Psychosocial Centre (PS Centre) is looking for an experienced Communications Officer to strengthen its communication activities. As our new Communications Officer, you will work closely with…

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Nov 20, 2023

World Children’s Day 2023

November 20, World Children's Day, is a day the international community commemorates the Declaration of the Rights of the Child by the UN General Assembly on 20 November 1959. In light of this day - and recent armed conflicts and disasters around the world - the PS Centre is directing a focus on how caretakers and parents can support children during emergencies.

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Nov 14, 2023

151 National Societies, the IFRC and ICRC provide MHPSS activities in emergencies: New report released

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Nov 13, 2023

Heartbeat of Humanity: MHPSS in Humanitarian Emergencies micro-credential course

In the latest episode of Heartbeat of Humanity, Head of MHPSS Technical Unit Sarah Harrison and Dr. Frédérique Vallières, Associate Professor of Psychology and Director of the Trinity Centre of Global Health, introduce a micro-credential Masters in Science course that will equip learners with critical skills for the development, management, and monitoring of MHPSS programming in humanitarian emergencies.

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.