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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.

News
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.

News
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.

News, Webinar
May 22, 2023

New webinar series on self-care for staff and volunteers working with Restoring Family Links

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May 16, 2023

Implementing the MHPSS Policy and Roadmap at the Colombian Red Cross

News, Webinar
Mar 29, 2023

Webinar: Well-being for Staff and Volunteers

Tune in for a webinar on well-being for staff and volunteers. The webinar will introduce the PS Centre Well-being Guide: reduce stress, recharge and build inner resilience, have participants try out the exercise, and engage in dialouge with other MHPSS practitioners.

News
Mar 21, 2023

Three new training manuals

The PS Centre has released three publications addressing the need for MHPSS tools and guidance in Ukraine and surrounding countries.

Job opening, News
Mar 20, 2023

Vacancy: MHPSS Technical Advisor

News
Mar 9, 2023

Heartbeat of Humanity: Mental health and psychosocial support in Eastern Africa

In this podcast of Heartbeat of Humanity, Communications Officer, Trine, interviews Guleed Dualeh, MHPSS Technical Advisor for the African Region and Psychological First Aid focal point, on Guleed's recent trip to Kenya, where he sat down with Red Cross MHPSS focal points for Kenya and South Sudan to talk about challenges and achievements of working with mental health in the Eastern African context.

News
Mar 6, 2023

Türkiye and Syria one month on: A mental health ticking time bomb

Nearly one month since two devastating earthquakes struck Türkiye and Syria, IFRC warns of the urgent need of a sustainable short- and long-term response to the health and mental health and psychosocial needs to prevent a “second disaster”.

News
Feb 28, 2023

There are no 'natural' disasters

Often when we talk about ‘natural disasters’ there can be an underlying belief that there is nothing we could have done to prevent calamity. But there are many things we can do and much we have learned from disasters of the past.

Job opening, News
Feb 27, 2023

Vacancy: Research Consultancy

From the MHPSS Roadmap Project, Working Group 4 are inviting candidates to apply for a Research Consultancy to take place between April 202

News
Feb 24, 2023

One year on: The impact on the mental health of people affected inside and outside of Ukraine is growing

The IFRC Membership in Europe is running its biggest mental health response in history as over 6 million people have been affected by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict - and the need for more mental health and psychosocial support is growing.

News
Feb 22, 2023

Heartbeat of Humanity: One year into the conflict - The MHPSS needs of Ukrainians and the Red Cross response

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.