Everything about mental health and psychosocial support of refugees and other forcibly displaced persons.
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Refugees_MHPSS retweeted
Women & girls in war-torn Sudan have been exposed to shocking levels of sexual violence.
@Refugees is helping them with assistance & services, including psychosocial support, but additional funding is needed to reach all those affected. unhcr.org/news/stories/women…
Refugees_MHPSS retweeted
Happy to see great new issue of Intervention, Journal for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Conflict Affected Areas. Many publications by authors who work and live in these settings!
@mhpss @MHInnovation
journals.lww.com/invn/pages/… – at Geneva, Switzerland
Refugees_MHPSS retweeted
My UNHCR colleague Lynn Karanja is a Kenyan psychologist who works as Associate Mental Health & Psychosocial Support Officer in Ethiopia. Her story shows the impact her work has on the lives of displaced people. @UNHCREthiopia @Refugees @mhpss
unv.org/Success-stories/demy…
Refugees_MHPSS retweeted
Thanks to the wonderful panellists in MHPSS segment at #RefugeeForum last week: @NielsAnnen of @BMZ_Bund; @KARORERODavid1; @TedChaiban of @UNICEF; @StFrisoli24995 of @LEGOfoundation; Claire Whitney of @IMCWorldwide. Recording soon available here: unhcr.org/about-unhcr/overvi… @mhpss
Refugees_MHPSS retweeted
2/2 Upon completion of their training with @GMHLab_TC @Columbia, the 10 new trainers and 30 new providers in Peru will have the opportunity to obtain certification as international trainers/providers in IPT.
@Refugees @mhpss
Refugees_MHPSS retweeted
@ACNURPeru, @GMHLab_TC & @HIASrefugees started a Trainer-of-Trainers programme in Interpersonal Psychotherapy in Peru for Venezuelan refugees/migrants from community-based organizations and for employees from Peruvian state health system and humanitarian workers. 1/2 @Refugees
Refugees_MHPSS retweeted
Health For All - Including refugees and their hosts! At the Global #RefugeeForum leaders discussed solutions and pledged support to improve health and wellbeing and work towards Universal Health Coverage for all.
Refugees_MHPSS retweeted
The German government, flanked by DG ECHO and the Govt of the Netherlands, have been spearheading the work on the Multi Stakeholder pledge on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support for refugees and host communities. #RefugeeForum @mhpss
Health For All - Including refugees and their hosts! At the Global #RefugeeForum leaders discussed solutions and pledged support to improve health and wellbeing and work towards Universal Health Coverage for all.
Refugees_MHPSS retweeted
"Psychische Gesundheit ist eine wesentliche Voraussetzung dafür, dass Menschen Krisen bewältigen, an der Gesellschaft teilhaben und Vertrauen in ihre Gemeinschaften aufbauen können." @NielsAnnen beim #RefugeeForum
Deshalb ist der Zugang zu Hilfe für alle Menschen so wichtig.
Refugees_MHPSS retweeted
David Karorero, who heads a refugee-led organisation for mental health and psychosocial support highlights the necessity to involve refugees in all phases of the response. #RefugeeForum – at Le Grand-Saconnex, Suisse
Refugees_MHPSS retweeted
Mr Ted Chaiban, Deputy Director of @UNICEF highlights #RefugeeForum that mental health needs to be embedded in health, education and child protection systems. It needs to be recognized and funded as a priority – at Le Grand-Saconnex, Suisse
Refugees_MHPSS retweeted
Pau St John Frisoli of Lego Foundation makes a plea for more investment in learning through play and announces a major pledge of 40 million USD to advance this! #RefugeeForum @mhpss – at Le Grand-Saconnex, Suisse
Refugees_MHPSS retweeted
Claire Whitney of @IMC_Worldwide explains how and why her organisation systematically integrates mental health and psychosocial support in health and protecion programmes for displaced and host populations. #RefugeeForum – at Le Grand-Saconnex, Suisse
Refugees_MHPSS retweeted
At the Global Refugee Forum, Governments, International Organisations, NGOs pledge to support refugees and hosting communities. More than 80 of the pledges include mental health and psychosocial support. See here:
globalcompactrefugees.org/mu…
#RefugeeForum @mhpss @MHInnovation @WHO
Refugees_MHPSS retweeted
Thomas Bach president of @Olympics at #RefugeeForum during his speech: "We will promote the mental health and psychosocial wellbeing of refugees through participating in sport" @mhpss @Refugees
Refugees_MHPSS retweeted
Mental health is a human right!
WHO and @UNHumanRights have launched new guidance to support countries to end human rights abuses and improve access to quality #MentalHealth care bit.ly/45iiErH
Refugees_MHPSS retweeted
#Orunchingasettlement #Isingiro with funding from @UNHCRuganda @TpoUg team conducts community interactive psychoeducation sessions on daily life stressors in schools to enhance awareness on #MentalHealth Children who present with distress are enrolled into #JoL for more support.
Refugees_MHPSS retweeted
18 artists worked with refugee children in 🇧🇬 to transform one local school. Through art, the project promoted psychosocial well-being, and social inclusion & cohesion within the community.
#MentalHealthDay #Arts4Protection @ArtolutionOrg @SedaKuzucu3 @sofiadcasas @Refugees
Refugees_MHPSS retweeted
For 🙏our Rohingya volunteers and community, a greater awareness of mental health has been transformative for them in 🇧🇩
By supporting their own people, #Rohingya volunteers also find meaning & purpose.
They are combating stresses of camp life with mental health support 👏
#Rohingya refugee volunteers in 🇧🇩 are helping their community combat stresses of camp life.
Equipped with training, they are delivering counselling and awareness-raising on mental health.
#WorldMentalHealthDay @mhpss
🔗unhcr.org/news/stories/rohin…
