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Dec 10, 2024

Podcast series: Indian Ocean tsunami 20 years on

The final episode of a four-part series of the Heartbeat of Humanity podcast reflecting on the impacts of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunamis is now published.

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Nov 11, 2024

World Children’s Day: Children are our only hope, and we are theirs

20 November, marks World Children’s Day 2024 at a time of increasing global challenges and crises.

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Nov 7, 2024

New role play guidance for facilitators of MHPSS trainings out

Role plays are a powerful tool that can provide insight and depth during a learning process. However, effectively utilizing and facilitating role plays can be a challenge for even the most experienced facilitators. This guidance is written specifically to support facilitators in the effective use of role plays in training on mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS).

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Oct 31, 2024

IC34: Hope glows red

The International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent has a significant place in history and remains a key-event in the humanitarian world. The 34th edition came at a time when challenges across the globe are more severe and urgent than ever before - with armed conflict, emergencies and disasters impacting populations across the globe.

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Oct 21, 2024

Are you a sport coach? Become a Sport Coach+!

The project is looking for sport coaches interested in learning more about how to create safe and supportive environments in their daily practice and how to support vulnerable young players, with a focus on those affected by displacement and adversities.

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Oct 14, 2024

Survey: We are transforming – help us do it right!

On 1 January 2025 the IFRC Psychosocial Centre becomes the MHPSS Movement Hub - for the entire Red Cross Red Crescent Movement.

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Oct 10, 2024

Mental Health when your Workplace is an Emergency, a Disaster or a Warzone

Today, 10 October 2024, World Mental Health Day is marked under the theme 'It is Time to Prioritize Mental Health in the Workplace'.

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Oct 4, 2024

Vacancy: Senior Fundraising and Partnership Advisor

We are looking for a fundraising and partnership advisor to join our diverse team in Copenhagen working for the entire international Red Cross Red Crescent Movement. The role is key to our organizational development at a time of new challenges and opportunities and as colleagues we will face them with you.

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Sep 10, 2024

World Suicide Prevention Day: Join the Conversation

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) Suicide is a major public health challenge, with more than 700,000 deaths each year globally. Each suicide has far-reaching social, emotional, and economic consequences, and deeply affects individuals and communities worldwide. The theme of World Suicide Prevention Day 2024 is about changing the narrative and perceptions around suicides – to start the conversation.

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Sep 9, 2024

Community disaster resilience

In this episode of Heartbeat of Humanity, MHPSS Technical Advisor Shona Whitton talks to Antonia Mackay about how communities can build resilience to climate disasters and other shocks and hazards. Antonia Mackay is the National Resilience Manager at Australian Red Cross, where she leads the organisation’s disaster resilience programming, including key initiatives like emergency-ready workshops and ready communities.

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Sep 6, 2024

Guidance Note: Mental health and Psychosocial Support Implications of Mpox Outbreaks

The IFRC Psychosocial Centre has published a guidance note providing an overview of the psychosocial consequences of virus outbreaks, with a focus on mpox, and outlines key considerations for MHPSS programming. The guidance note is intended for Red Cross Red Crescent National Societies and IFRC departments who may be responding to Mpox in their country, or region.

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Sep 3, 2024

Supportive Supervision: Two New Guides Out

The IFRC Psychosocial Centre has published two new guides on supportive supervision. The guides offers tools enabling Red Cross Red Crescent National Societies to get started on building supportive supervision systems.

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Aug 26, 2024

Psychological First Aid Camp for Children in Gaza – A Moment of Safety in a Dire Reality

Khan Yunis in the Southern Gaza strip has been the scene of intense bombardments and violence and Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) has introduced a new way of supporting the children exposed.

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Aug 23, 2024

Mental health and the climate crisis

In this episode of Heartbeat of Humanity, MHPSS Technical Advisor Shona Whitton talks to Ana Mejia about mental health and the climate crisis. Ana Mejia is a former member of the Youth Advisory Group of the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, and a volunteer from the Ecuadorian Red Cross. Ana leads a Mental Health and Psychosocial Support team in the local Red Cross branch and she recently started to work as a consultant with the health team of the Red Cross Climate Centre.

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Aug 19, 2024

World Humanitarian Day: Remembering the Lost and Caring for the Living

On 19th October 2024 the IFRC, the UN and key humanitarian actors, are calling for an end to these violations of human principles and international law. The IFRC do so under the plea “Protect Humanity!” As the IFRC Psychosocial Centre we join that call because we know that too many of our colleagues across the globe have paid the highest price doing exactly that – protecting humanity.

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Aug 15, 2024

Disaster preparedness and disaster resilience

In this episode of Heartbeat of Humanity, MHPSS Technical Advisor Shona Whitton talks to John Richardson about disaster preparedness, disaster resilience and disaster risk reduction. And why it is a problem calling fires, floods and storms ‘natural disasters’.

The IFRC Psychosocial Centre (PS Centre) contributes knowledge and provides service to the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement. It assists in facilitating mental health and psychosocial support, promotes psychosocial wellbeing for affected groups, staff and volunteers, and increases awareness of psychological reactions in times of crisis or social disruption.

The PS Centre is hosted and supported by Danish Red Cross. It receives financial support from a number of National Societies, institutional and private donors including the European Commission and DANIDA.