On the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina (8/29), I’m reminded of not only the destruction of my home and community, but also that the experience radicalized me. I was 17 at the time. These events below, personally and systemic, shook my worldview.

Today the ICRC has a new president. After fourteen men, Mirjana Spoljaric Egger Mirjana Spoljaric (Archive) is the first woman to lead our organization. We’re marking this milestone with a special thread to celebrate a few of the women – among many – who made ICRC history 👇

This diplomatic bag does not contain just letters from POWs; it is filled with the ❤️, 💔, fear and hope of people who are separated from their loved ones. In an ideal 🌎, these bagswouldn’t exist. 🧵

Today is World Mental Health Day! This year's theme is about making mental health a global priority for all. This includes the need to prioritize the protection of mental health and well-being of staff, healthcare workers and volunteers. #WMHD #MentalHealthMatters #MHPSS

Did some talking about #CaringForCarers today for #WorldMentalHealthDay but let’s keep talking about it tomorrow too.

The Global Mental Health Summit begins and the Psychosocial Centre team are here!

Two days of #GlobalMentalHealth in #Roma 🇮🇹

During the past decade, 1.7 billion people around the world have been affected by climate & weather-related disasters. By acting together, we can protect communities and people and make sure no one is left behind #DRRDay #AnticipatoryAction

NextGenEM: as disasters get more severe because of the impact of #climate change, recovery is taking even longer. We need to consider how we help survivors prepare for the next #disaster even as they continue to rebuild from the last.

Something very special happens when we listen to people. Mike Ryan

“There's a lot of work going on in climate adaptation, climate change activities & projects. But there's little research & focus on interventions that are looking at both mental health & climate-related issues” — Shona Whitton Psychosocial Centre via Devex. bit.ly/3WmI3MY

An absolutely stunning video from Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, celebrating not just St Patrick's Day, but a Century of Peace building, 100 years after our independence. Happy #StPatricksDay one and all ☘️ #GlobalIreland 🇮🇪

What started as a terrifying privilege turned into so much more than that. May every “slightly different” six year old girl be blessed with a Dad who answers every question she has on the world. Love and miss you always Dad ❤️ newyorker.com/magazine/2023/…

Sometimes a crisis hits so hard that a country needs help from others to overcome it. That’s not one-way humanitarian saviourism, it’s international solidarity. 200 South African firefighters land in Edmonton, Canada to help fight the wildfire. Sound up 🔊

New episode on memorials & healing is out📣 What do you do when some of the people affected by a crisis want to remember while others want nothing more than to forget? Take a listen and find out what #MHPSS Technical Advisor Shona Whitton thinks. 👂 zurl.co/8Lwb

Training Guide: Mental Health & Psychosocial Support in Emergencies "Every emergency is different in terms of severity and complexity and emergency responses including mental health and psychosocial support must be adapted to the particular context. However, it is both possible

📢New Report Out: Navigating the #climatecrisis: Mental health & well-being "The climate crisis is a global and ongoing emergency affecting every single human being on the planet. It goes without saying that the mental health and psychosocial implications are severe not least in

Was on the Pod recently!

PRESENTATION: on the #MHPSS impacts of the #climate crisis by Shona Whitton, Psychosocial Centre & MHPSS Consultant, Georgina Campbell at MHPSS Momentum, the 30-year anniversary of the Psychosocial Centre “The climate crisis and human impacts on the environment fundamentally shape our