The strategy is based on the broadened mandate, and scope of responsibilities, established when the former IFRC Reference Centre for Psychosocial Support (IFRC PS Centre) transitioned into the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement MHPSS Hub (MHPSS Hub) on 1 January 2025. With the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) joining the International Federation of Red Cross Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), and the Danish Red Cross (DRC), through a tripartite partnership agreement, it became the first resource centre to represent and service the entire Movement - the world’s largest humanitarian entity – uniquely anchored locally, through millions of volunteers, under its banner across the globe.
Over the next five years, the MHPSS Hub will focus on three key outcomes that contribute to two overarching objectives:
- Improving the quality and impact of MHPSS services; and
- Enhancing the care and well-being of staff and volunteers.
These two objectives and the three outcomes will be advanced through five strategic initiatives that define the MHPSS Hub’s core work for the coming years. Their successful implementation will be supported by five cross-cutting enablers—internal capacities and systems that ensure the MHPSS Hub can lead, support, and adapt within a dynamic global environment.
The strategy has been developed based on the Terms of Reference for the MHPSS Hub, which were informed by a Movement-wide consultation in 2024 on the wishes and hopes for the new MHPSS Hub. The Steering Committee of the MHPSS Hub, together with the Advisory Group, has been actively involved in reviewing and strengthening the strategic direction and content of the Strategy.
