The Red Cross Red Crescent Movement MHPSS Hub (MHPSS Hub) was launched on 1 January 2025 replacing the former IFRC Psychosocial Centre and still hosted by the Danish Red Cross. The MHPSS Hub services the entire Red Cross Red Crescent Movement including the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and 191 National Societies across the globe.
We left for the Christmas holiday in 2024 as the IFRC Psychosocial Centre staff, and returned in early January 2025 as MHPSS Hub staff. What followed was a hectic but inspiring 12‑month period of intense activity - producing a new organisational strategy, establishing governing structures, and defining the new portfolio. This, of course, happened while we were simultaneously implementing the ongoing work and projects inherited from the PS Centre.
The Annual Report reflects a year of significant challenges and changes related to financing, the strategic direction and the global output of the MHPSS Hub.
Challenges aside, 2025 leaves me with a sense of sadness, a huge responsibility, and yet confidence. The MHPSS Hub’s passion and drive remain intact; the needs are large, complex, and increasing, and require partners and partnerships to deliver our new strategy, servicing the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement.
