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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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Aug 8, 2023

Heartbeat of Humanity: Creating access to mental health & psychosocial support across the continuum of care

In this episode of Heartbeat of Humanity, PS Centre' Project Officer Veronika Dietz interviews Dr Sarah Miller, Clinical and Forensic Psychologist and the Program Coordinator in charge of MHPSS at ICRC and Louise Kryger, psychologist and the MHPSS lead in the International Department of the Danish Red Cross, on establishing availability and opportunity for accessing MHPSS services throughout the entire range of healthcare services and interventions.

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Jul 26, 2023

New one-page psychosocial support guide for people in distress

Responding to incoming requests for MHPSS during wildfires, the PS Centre has released a one-page guide on providing psychosocial support to people in distress during unfolding crisis situations.

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Jul 17, 2023

New thematic review on MHPSS in Afghanistan

Four decades of war, political upheaval, economic deprivation, and forced displacement have had a significant and negative impact on Afghan populations.

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Jul 17, 2023

Heartbeat of Humanity: Are we doing the right things - and are we doing them right?

In this episode of Heartbeat of Humanity, IFRC Psychosocial Centre Communications Officer Jesper Guhle interviews Mental Health and Psychosocial Health Specialist, Rebecca Horn, on her recent evaluation of the functions and activities of the PS Centre.

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Jul 6, 2023

Are we doing the right things - and are we doing them right?

The last seven years' activities and functions of the PS Centre have been reviewed and evaluated by an independent consultant, Rebecca Horn. The 80-page Evaluation Report was finalized earlier this year, and now a summary of key challenges and achievements is available.

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Jul 5, 2023

The PS Centre shares 2022 Annual Report

2022 proved to be the PS Centre's busiest year. The combined force of emerging and sustained humanitarian conflicts, food crisis, inflation, and the devastating consequences of a seemingly unstoppable climate change as well as a still-lingering global pandemic, created unprecedented uncertainty and a huge demand for mental health and psychosocial support. The PS Centre received more requests for support from National Societies and other MHPSS stakeholders than at any time before.

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Jun 22, 2023

Heartbeat of Humanity: The links between MHPSS and caring for staff and volunteers

In this episode of Heartbeat of Humanity, IFRC Psychosocial Centre Technical Advisor Arz Stephan interviews Guleed Dualeh, MHPSS Technical Advisor, on how to ensure carer for staff and volunteers, including caring for staff and volunteer training-workshops, self-care, the buddy-system, trust and confidentiality.

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Jun 12, 2023

New language adaptions in Arabic and French of two one-pagers for staff and volunteers working with restoring family links

During and after emergencies, people go missing. Recognizing the significance of supporting people in search of their missing loved ones, the PS Centre has published new language adaptions in Arabic and French of two RFL publications that provide guidance on supporting families.

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Jun 1, 2023

New MHPSS Vocabulary in Arabic available

In support of Arabic-speaking MHPSS practitioners, the PS Centre has published a new MHPSS vocabulary containing 547 words in English that have been translated into Arabic through a consultative and consensus-based process.

Job opening, News
Jun 1, 2023

Vacancy: Senior Fundraising and Partnership Advisor

The PS Centre is looking for a fundraising and partnership advisor to join our international team in Copenhagen at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Reference Centre for Psychosocial Support.

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May 29, 2023

MHPSS endline survey 2023 for Red Cross Red Crescent National Societies

All Red Cross Red Crescent National Societies are asked to fill in the survey to monitor MHPSS services in the Movement as well as putting MHPSS on the world map.

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May 22, 2023

Two new one-pagers for staff and volunteers supporting people searching for their missing family members

During and after emergencies, people go missing. Recognizing the significance of supporting people in search of their missing loved ones, the PS Centre has published two new one-pagers that provide guidance on supporting families.

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.