Evidence from the Frontline: Mental Health in Crisis Affected Contexts is a six-episode podcast mini-series produced in a collaboration between the MHPSS Hub and Elrha.
In this first episode, we’ll be talking about Self-Help Plus (SH+), a stress management course developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) for delivery to large groups.
SH+ is based on a form of cognitive behavioural therapy and provides training in stress management to reduce psychosocial distress and improve coping. There are two key outputs relevant to practitioners: the group-based intervention with audio files, and the Doing What Matters book, which has been translated into many languages and a web application. SH+ has been widely taken up in humanitarian settings such as Ukraine, Uganda, and South Sudan. To explore this topic, Sarah Harrison, Acting Director of the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement MHPSS Hub, interviews Ken Carswell and Lidiia Kasianchuk. Ken is a Mental health Specialist from WHO and Lidiia is a psychologist from Ukraine with experience of implementing Self Help Plus.
The six episodes of Evidence from the Frontline: Mental Health in Crisis Affected Contexts is published through the Heartbeat of Humanity podcast.
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