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In this podcast of Heartbeat of Humanity, Communications Officer, Trine, interviews Guleed Dualeh, MHPSS Technical Advisor for the African Region and Psychological First Aid focal point, on Guleed's recent trip to Kenya, where he sat down with Red Cross MHPSS focal points for Kenya and South Sudan to talk about challenges and achievements of working with mental health in the Eastern African context.

Nearly one month since two devastating earthquakes struck Türkiye and Syria, IFRC warns of the urgent need of a sustainable short- and long-term response to the health and mental health and psychosocial needs to prevent a “second disaster”.

Often when we talk about ‘natural disasters’ there can be an underlying belief that there is nothing we could have done to prevent calamity. But there are many things we can do and much we have learned from disasters of the past.

The IFRC Membership in Europe is running its biggest mental health response in history as over 6 million people have been affected by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict - and the need for more mental health and psychosocial support is growing.

The IFRC Membership in Europe is running its biggest mental health response in history as over 6 million people have been affected by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict - and the need for more mental health and psychosocial support is growing.

The PS Centre has compiled guides, manuals and training material assisting the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement in the psychosocial support of the thousands of people who have been affected by the recent earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria.

With a series of Webinars, the Priority Action Area 4 (PAA4) Working Group would like to offer an opportunity for National Societies to talk about their experiences and challenges with assessments, monitoring evaluation and research, share their lessons learnt and showcase examples of good practice.