The theme of 2nd Research Carnival on MHPSS taking place in Nairobi, Kenya 23-25 September 2026 is Reimagining Wellbeing: Indigenous Knowledge and Approaches and Protection of Humanitarian Workers.
- Host: Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS)
- Organised by: RCRC Movement MHPSS Hub, British Red Cross, Swiss Red Cross
- In collaboration with: Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS)
- In partnership with: Protect Humanitarians (Belgium)
The call for abstracts is open with submission deadline on 30 April 2026.
We encourage contributions from a wide range of academic fields and professional backgrounds, including but not limited to psychology, health sciences, humanitarian practice, anthropology, sociology, cultural studies, social work, gender studies, and the arts. We strongly encourage submissions from undergraduates, graduate students, early-career researchers, established academics, clinicians, activists, community leaders, and humanitarian practitioners.
Possible topics include, but are not limited to:
- Critiques of dominant epistemologies and practices of wellbeing and MHPSS
- Indigenous approaches to individual and collective wellbeing
- Duty of care and the protection of humanitarian workers
- Recovery and healing after violence affecting humanitarian workers and their families (including justice and legal dimensions)
- Organisational approaches to staff care, safety, and wellbeing in humanitarian settings
- The multi-dimensional nature of mental health and psychosocial wellbeing
- Decolonial frameworks in MHPSS programming
- Best practices for integrating and mainstreaming MHPSS across sectors
- Psychosocial wellbeing in contexts of peace and armed conflict
- Social determinants of mental health and wellbeing
- Climate change and its impacts on mental health and wellbeing
Find all relevant information on the Research Carnival and submission of abstracts: Call for Papers – MHPSS Hub
