Be aware that the program is tentative and changes will occur.
Venue:
Danish Red Cross headquarters,
Blegdamsvej 27,
2100 Copenhagen Ø
17:00 – 19:00
Kick-off evening reception: a relaxed beginning to a busy three-day
programme in Copenhagen. Get a feel for the IFRC PS Centre, and meet and greet your former, current, or potential colleagues and partners.
In conjunction with the 30 year anniversary celebration of the PS Centre, we will also celebrate the 25th Anniversary of our Director Nana Wiedemann’s tenure working for the Danish Red Cross and the IFRC Psychosocial Centre.
Market place: information material, drinks and light food.
Venue:
Moltke’s Mansion,
Dronningens Tværgade 2,
1302 Copenhagen K
08:30 – 09:00: Coffee and registration
09:00 – 10:00
Opening ceremony: the event will be opened in the impressive setting of Moltke’s Mansion in central Copenhagen starting a tour of 30 years of shared history for the MHPSS community.
– Jagan Chapagain (video address), IFRC
– Anders Ladekarl, Danish Red Cross
– Petra Khoury, IFRC
– Nana Wiedemann, PS Centre
Hosts:
– Eliza Cheung, Asia Pacific MHPSS Collaborative, Hong Kong Red Cross
– Anjana Dayal de Prewitt, American Red Cross
10:00 – 10:40
Keynote speech: MHPSS: The big picture
– Mark van Ommeren, WHO
10:40 – 11:00: Break: A coffee, a chat, a collegial greeting
11:00 – 11:50
Roundtable: Development of MHPSS globally – inter-agency responses to diverse emergencies
– Joe Prewitt Diaz, American Red Cross
– Fahmy Hanna, WHO
– Jennifer Groves, UNICEF
– Barbara Rijks, IOM
– Sofia Casas, UNHCR
Moderator: Carmen Valle Trabadelo, PS Centre
12:00 – 12:45
Breakout session #1
Caring for staff and volunteers
– Stephen Regel, University of Nottingham
– Kinan Aldamann, ICRC
Moderator: Guleed Dualeh, PS Centre
Disasters, tsunami, earthquake – natural or technological emergencies
– Mette Sonniks
– Zenaida Beltejar, University of the Philippines
Restoring Family Links and Families of the Missing
– Ea Suzanne Akasha
– Helene Ely, ICRC
12:45 – 14:00: Lunch: Munching, moving, mingling
14:00 – 14:45
Fireside chat: MHPSS Research and Monitoring and Evaluation over time
– Fred Vallieres, Trinity College University Dublin
– Alastair Ager, Queen Margaret University
– Wietse Tol, University of Copenhagen
14:45 – 15:15
Entertainment: Youth Mental Health Choir
15:15 – 15:35: Break: A coffee, a chat, a collegial greeting
15:40 – 16:10
Presentation: Child focused MHPSS (past, present & future)
– Anne-Sophie Dybdal, Save the Children Denmark
Breakout session #2
Regionalisation & localisation – past, present & future
– Eliza Cheung, Asia Pacific MHPSS Collaborative, Hong Kong Red Cross
– Bhanu Pratap, IFRC
Walking alongside indigenous communities and understanding complex trauma
– Shelley Cardinal, Canadian Red Cross
The dilemma of exposure: ethics of photography in an MHPSS humanitarian context
– Jesper Guhle, PS Centre
17:00 – 17:30
Fireside chat: Working in conflict – the evolution of ICRC’s MHPSS work
– Carla Uriarte Chavarri, ICRC
Interviewer: Carmen Valle Trabadelo, PS Centre
17:30 – 17:45
Wrap Up for the day & logistics
17:45 – 18:30
Welcoming drinks reception
18:30 – 22:00: Dinner: dining, dancing, debating
Venue:
Moltke’s Mansion,
Dronningens Tværgade 2,
1302 Copenhagen K
08:30 – 09:00: Coffee and registration
09:00 – 09:15
Welcome, practicalities & logistics
09:15 – 10:45
Keynote speeches: MHPSS in a Changing reality
– Alastair Ager, Queen Margaret University
Keynote speech: Working with Governments and humanitarian diplomacy to achieve better MHPSS outcomes
– Nathalie Olijslager Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs
10:45 – 11:10: Break: A coffee, a chat, a collegial greeting
11:15 – 12:10
Breakout session #3
Future perspectives on: Quality, supervision & workforce development
– James Underhill, WHO
– Catia Sofia Peres de Matos, PS Centre
– Ahlem Cheffi, PS Centre
Future perspectives on: Artificial intelligence, e-MH & online spaces
– Kristoffer Vernmark, Linkoping University
– Rilana Stoeckli, Swiss Red Cross
– Viktoria Zöllner, Swiss Red Cross
Future perspectives on: Gender – invisible women and groups (SOGIESC/LGBTQIA+)
– Anjana Dayal de Prewitt, American Red Cross
12:15 – 13:20: Lunch: Munching, moving, mingling
13:20 – 13:30
Group photo: Look your best!
13:30 – 14:30
Roundtable: The donor perspective on how to effectively deliver MHPSS services
– Andreas Kiaby, Danida
– Elisa Rossetti, DG ECHO
– Marianne Monclair, NORAD
– Renet van der Waals, Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Moderator: Mette Petersen, Red Cross EU Office
14:35 – 14:45
Video: Voices from the regions
14:45 – 15:10: Break: A coffee, a chat, a collegial greeting
15:10 – 15:45
Presentation: The MHPSS impacts of the climate crisis
– Shona Whitton, PS Centre
– Georgina Campbell
15:50 – 16:30
Presentation: the youth perspective
– Clara Rubin, Danish Red Cross Youth
– Jonas Wiederholt Larsen, Danish Red Cross Youth
16:30 – 16:50
Closing session: What have we learned and where are we going?
– Anders Ladekarl, Danish Red Cross
– Petra Khoury, IFRC
– Nana Wiedemann, PS Centre
Place
Copenhagen, Denmark
Addresses
Danish Red Cross headquarters,
Blegdamsvej 27,
2100 Copenhagen Ø
Moltke’s Mansion, Dronningens
Tværgade 2,
1302 Copenhagen K
Date
25 – 27 June 2024
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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.