Where does sport fit within mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS)? When designed and delivered with intention, it can play a meaningful role across the entire system of support. @gulsahkurt.bsky.social @peterventevogel.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Albert Einstein was born on March 14, 1879. Happy birthday!! He was also a refugee.

Physical activity as a missing link in MHPSS? Thanks Intervention Journal for giving us the opportunity to provide background on a our recent field report from Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh @gulsahkurt.bsky.social @peterventevogel.bsky.social @sportanddev.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/posts/interv...

A brief workshop on physical activity is acceptable, appropriate and feasible for #MHPSS workers. Thanks to our colleagues from @unhcr.org in Bangladesh & the Olympic Refuge Foundation we were able to develop, conduct and evaluate this training program journals.lww.com/invn/fulltex...

Meet Sarah, our #MHPSS Policy Officer at HealthNet TPO! She's enhancing #mentalhealth support in crisis-affected communities, she trained staff at #UNHCR refugee camps in Burundi and advocated for safety and dignity. Her work empowers local actors for #sustainable, community-driven MHPSS programmes.

In Memoriam Bénédicte Duchesne. Last summer, our wonderful colleague Bénédicte, Senior MHPSS Officer in UNHCR MENA Bureau passed away. We miss her dearly. With some of her friends and colleagues I wrote an obituary in 'Intervention' that you might appreciate. journals.lww.com/invn/fulltex...

In Memoriam Bénédicte Duchesne. Last summer, our wonderful colleague Bénédicte, Senior MHPSS Officer in UNHCR MENA Bureau passed away. We miss her dearly. With some of her friends and colleagues I wrote an obituary in 'Intervention' that you might appreciate. journals.lww.com/invn/fulltex...

36% of Ukrainian refugee households in 10 countries have at least 1 member with mental health & psychosocial issues affecting daily functioning. Less than half of those with MHPSS issues sought support but those who received support had improved well-being. @unhcr.org data.unhcr.org/en/documents...

36% of Ukrainian refugee households in 10 countries have at least 1 member with mental health & psychosocial issues affecting daily functioning. Less than half of those with MHPSS issues sought support but those who received support had improved well-being. @unhcr.org data.unhcr.org/en/documents...

Yesss, it is out, with some delay: the latest issue of Intervention, Journal for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Conflict-affected Areas. Check it out! journals.lww.com/invn/pages/c...

It is indeed very sad, Peter. We will have to find other ways to support traumatised people and to strengthen their resilience!

It makes me sad to see how high quality psychotherapeutic programmes had to stop overnight. I have seen the dedication & professionalism of the CVT work in Ethiopia, Uganda en Kenya and hope they can soon restart. Mental healthcare in postconflict zones is essential care. www.cvt.org/articles/whe...

Global meeting of Country-Level MHPSS Technical Working Group Co-Chairs 2025 organised by IASC MHPSS Reference Group starts today in Addis Ababa.

Important work on mental health & psychosocial support (MHPSS) and peacebuilding in the African Great Lakes Region. I am happy to read that excellent experts such as Diogene Karangwa from Rwanda and Moses Mukasa Bwesige from Uganda are among the speakers. www.newtimes.co.rw/article/2382...

Important work on mental health & psychosocial support (MHPSS) and peacebuilding in the African Great Lakes Region. I am happy to read that excellent experts such as Diogene Karangwa from Rwanda and Moses Mukasa Bwesige from Uganda are among the speakers. www.newtimes.co.rw/article/2382...

It makes me sad to see how high quality psychotherapeutic programmes had to stop overnight. I have seen the dedication & professionalism of the CVT work in Ethiopia, Uganda en Kenya and hope they can soon restart. Mental healthcare in postconflict zones is essential care. www.cvt.org/articles/whe...

Counselling offers Afghan women a safe space to share their mental health struggles. @unhcr.org

A data-driven look at how promoting employment fosters refugee mental health - UNHCR - goo.gl/alerts/RXgjVw #GoogleAlerts @unhcr.org

My good colleague Fahmy Hanna from WHO works tirelessly to improve mental health and psychosocial wellbeing of people in humanitarian crises. Read about him and his work and what drives him in this portrait in The Lancet Psychiatry @who.int @mhpsshub.bsky.social www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

We seek a consultant for a 3-month assessment in West Bank to determine needs of human rights defenders & civil society orgs. 10 years’ experience in int’l development, with focus on human rights, GBV, MHPSS, civil society & capacity development. Click to apply: reliefweb.int/job/4125470/...

To learn more about the work of UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, on mental health and psychosocial support, see the dedicated webpage: www.unhcr.org/what-we-do/p...

The Ukraine Situation Regional Refugee Response Plan 2025/26 describes what 266 organisations (UN, Red Cross, NGO's) supporting Ukrainian refugees in Europe want to do. Mental Health & Psychosocial Support is a priority and reflected throughout the plan! @unhcr.org www.unhcr.org/europe/publi...

The Ukraine Situation Regional Refugee Response Plan 2025/26 describes what 266 organisations (UN, Red Cross, NGO's) supporting Ukrainian refugees in Europe want to do. Mental Health & Psychosocial Support is a priority and reflected throughout the plan! @unhcr.org www.unhcr.org/europe/publi...

Congratulations dear friends in the RCRC Movement. May the new MHPSS Hub further strengthen the work on mental health and psychosocial support in humanitarian settings.

The new year starts with ongoing assaults on Gaza including on healthcare. This must stop. Please end the "blatant disregard of the right to health in Gaza". www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

#Gaza: Israel´s ongoing war on Gaza has forcibly displaced over 1.9 million leaving families to endure winter in fragile makeshift tents with minimal protection from the cold.

Health is a fundamental human right for all, including refugees, forcibly displaced and stateless people. #HealthForAll

Meditation is increasingly recognized for its contribution to #MentalHealth - a fundamental #HumanRight - & its alignment w/SDGs. On #MeditationDay, learn + about ECW's action to set aside at least 🔟% of budget to fund school-based MHPSS in places of conflict & crisis. 👉https://buff.ly/3BISsO1

🏚️ Destroyed homes. 🌪️ Families uprooted. 💔 Lives shattered. But there’s hope. UNHCR is committed to staying and delivering aid to Syrians facing unimaginable challenges as they try to rebuild after nearly 14 years of conflict and displacement. Here is how you can help: bit.ly/4guA8a9.

🏏 Afghan refugee girls are smashing stereotypes at UNHCR Pakistan cricket camp in Pakistan, using their voices to speak out against gender-based violence. 📽️ Watch their inspiring journey! #16Days #NoExcuse

Finally, the Tamil asylum seekers who had been stranded on Diego Garcia an island military base, have been granted access to the UK. A year ago, I was part of a UNHCR delegation. We wrote a critical report and recommended to get them off the island asap. www.bbc.com/news/article... @unhcr.org

Finally, the Tamil asylum seekers who had been stranded on Diego Garcia an island military base, have been granted access to the UK. A year ago, I was part of a UNHCR delegation. We wrote a critical report and recommended to get them off the island asap. www.bbc.com/news/article... @unhcr.org

Going on a hike in the Swiss Jura today. In a small train up the mountain, from the cloudy lowlands near Lake Geneva. And then suddenly we are above it all, the radiant light everywhere.

🏠Safe shelters ⚖️Legal support 👭Psycho-social support 🏥Health services for survivors Survivor-centred services are essential, life-saving and a top priority for UNHCR. But we need more resources and funding to keep forcibly displaced women and girls safe. #16Days

Sudan: First humanitarian cargo flight with essential medical supplies for children lands in Blue Nile state after 19 months of conflict #Refugees

Happening now at the UN in Geneva: a symposium on Child and Adolescent Mental Health with opening speeches by the Ambassadors of China and the Netherlands? Opening remarks by dr Tedros of the World Health Organization. 1/2

#Lebanon Update: Teams deployed a total of 22 mobile medical units across providing mainly primary healthcare and mental health support to IDPs. We also support people gathered in precarious conditions in shelters through donations of basic essential items and strengthening sanitation conditions.

Do you have experience in policy influencing and advocacy?Join us to help create policy influencing opportunities for insider mediation, climate–conflict nexus and mental health & psychosocial support. 👉Apply now: berghof-foundation-operations-ggmbh.jobs.personio.de/job/1834244?... 📅Deadline: 01 Dec

Deze genocide-expert is zeer uitgesproken over Gaza www.trouw.nl/buitenland/d...

Climate and conflict are more interlinked than they’ve ever been before. People are fleeing conflict only to find themselves on the frontlines of the climate crisis. Meanwhile that very climate crisis can fuel tensions and force more to flee. #COP29

Very worrying and saddening. And angering. reliefweb.int/report/occup...

Animated discussions at the Steering Group meeting of the MHPSS Surge Mechanism managed by RVO Netherlands for the IASC MHPSS Reference Group to provide inter-agency technical support to crises worldwide. english.rvo.nl/subsidies-fi...

Better late than never: initiating conversations about ‘localisation’ of MHPSS, and especially the transformation of power-dynamics in the fields, at the @iascch MHPSS Reference Group annual meeting 2024.

What a difference a decade makes: in 2015, the @iascch MHPSS RG asked ‘What is DRR?’. This year, our dedicated thematic group on #DRR & climate is sharing resources (READY training, Meera Video & preparedness assessment tool) that can transform the integration of MHPSS with #DRM.

Today, I saw this mural in a school in Sofia, Bulgaria today. It was made by 18 refugee and host community artists, from 9 countries around Europe. Such community arts-based psychosocial support fosters social cohesion and integration. This made the school square a magical place! @unhcr.org

The 2024 Annual meeting of the IASC #MHPSS Reference Group kicked off yesterday in Sofia, Bulgaria for three days of reviewing the work of the group and reflect and decide on priorities for the year ahead.

« Je suis persuadée que la plupart des maux viennent d’avoir le cul sur la selle. » Mme. de Sévigné à Mme. de Grignan, 27 août 1671

This is very encouraging. Thanjs fir the consistent work of ECW on integrating MHPSs and Social Emotional Learning into education.