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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.

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.

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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

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.