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Dec 3, 2025

Fifth episode in the Evidence from the Frontline: Mental Health in Crisis Affected Contexts podcast series is out

In this fifth episode, Sarah Harrison, Director of the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement MHPSS Hub, speaks with Professor Mark Jordans (researcher at King’s College London and Director of Research and Development at War Child), and Dr Zeinab Hijazi (Global Lead on Mental Health at UNICEF), to hear more about Early Adolescent Skills for Emotions (EASE).

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Nov 20, 2025

Fourth episode in the Evidence from the Frontline: Mental Health in Crisis Affected Contexts podcast series is out

In this fourth episode, Sarah Harrison, Director of the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement MHPSS Hub, speaks with Dr Waood Afara, Senior Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Officer at the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Yemen‏, and Dr Elisabetta Dozio Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Specialist at Action Contre la Faim (Action Against Hunger- AAH) in France.

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Oct 20, 2025

Podcast: Moral Injury in the line of duty

For our colleague Nisreen Qawas, MHPSS director for the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, the voice of Hind Rajab was the person at the other end of the emergency call she received on 29th of January 2024 – the day five-year old Hind was killed alongside her family members and the Palestinian Red Crescent Society teams that were sent to rescue her.

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Oct 14, 2025

Third Episode in the Evidence from the Frontline: Mental Health in Crisis Affected Contexts podcast series is out

Evidence from the Frontline: Mental Health in Crisis Affected Contexts is a six-episode podcast mini-series produced in a collaboration between the MHPSS Hub and Elrha.

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Feb 5, 2024

Red Cross Red Crescent Movement MHPSS Hub – one step closer to realization

Danish Red Cross, IFRC and ICRC have agreed to finalize and sign the partnership agreement for the future Red Cross Red Crescent Movement MHPSS Hub – transforming the PS Centre into a mental health and psychosocial support Hub across the entire...

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Jan 31, 2024

The PS Centre is launching a new guide under the EU4Health project on how to establish strong and effective volunteer teams

The EU4Health programme is launching a new guidance note, designed for Red Cross and Red Crescent staff and volunteers to help establishing strong and effective care systems. The launch...

Job opening
Jan 26, 2024

Vacancy: Senior fundraising and partnership advisor

The PS Centre is looking for a senior fundraising and partnership advisor to join our international team in Copenhagen.

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Jan 25, 2024

The IFRC has launched a new Psychological First Aid e-learning course

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Jan 18, 2024

The PS Centre has a new website!

The new website includes a new resource library to make our resources more accessible and the library more user-friendly.

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Jan 16, 2024

Talking to children about war

In the wake of recent armed conflict, the “Talking to Children about War” infographic poster has now been translated into Arabic. This adaptation will support parents, caregivers, and MHPSS practitioners in the affected regions

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Jan 15, 2024

Heartbeat of Humanity: Kenya Red Cross' new MHPSS framework and mental health stigma in Kenya

In this episode of the Heartbeat of Humanity podcast series, Communications Officer Trine Rosa Larsen interviews three Kenya Red Cross MHPSS practitioners Soony Wendy, Leyla Semkiwa, and Albert Migowa about the new KRCS MHPSS Framework, operating the toll-free 1199 helpline, mental health stigma in Kenya, suicide prevention, body-shaming, methadone clinics, the El-Nino floods, and how they ensure caring for staff and volunteers.

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Jan 10, 2024

The Red Cross is Illuminating Kenya's Mental Health Map with a new MHPSS framework

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Dec 27, 2023

Mental Health Matters: New global report on MHPSS progress within the Movement is now available in Arabic, French and Spanish

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Dec 12, 2023

Heartbeat of Humanity: Survivior Guilt and Moral Injury

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Nov 29, 2023

New Mental Health & Psychosocial Support in Humanitarian Emergencies Micro-credential

In partnership with the PS Centre, Trinity College Dublin University has launched a new micro-credential course on MHPSS in humanitarian emergencies. Anyone with a keen interest in learning critical skills for the development, management and monitoring of MHPSS programming within humanitarian emergencies - this course is for you. The deadline for registration is December 11.

Job opening
Nov 20, 2023

Vacancy: Senior Communications Officer

The IFRC Psychosocial Centre (PS Centre) is looking for an experienced Communications Officer to strengthen its communication activities. As our new Communications Officer, you will work closely with…

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 organisations 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.