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 Network MH InnovationNetwork
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Happy to see the visit of Population, Refugees, and Migration Bureau to Peru, with a focus on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support.
ACNUR Perú UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency MHPSS Network

We shared experiences with Population, Refugees, and Migration Bureau 🇺🇸 in the Mental Health and Psychosocial Support group of the R4V Peru 🇵🇪. Thank you Shahana Koslofsky for reminding us of the importance of caring for mental health in all interventions. Thanks to HIAS for leading.
Thank you, USA 🇺🇸

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. UNHCR Ethiopia UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency MHPSS Network
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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. UNHCR Ethiopia UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency MHPSS Network
unv.org/Success-storie…

4.8 million Afghan refugees
2.5 million host community members
2 neighbouring countries that have hosted millions for decades

They need international support. bit.ly/49CUb2w

🆕Launch of eLearning self-paced module on basic counselling skills in #Dari & #Pashto to ensure continued psychological support for people in personal & humanitarian crises!

Register on UN Office on Drugs & Crime's eLearning platform

Dari⏩shorturl.at/hmrH1
Pashto⏩shorturl.at/bnpxW

The devastating Israeli airstrikes that killed World Central Kitchen personnel yesterday bring the number of aid workers killed in this conflict to 196 – including more than 175 members of our own United Nations staff.

This is unconscionable.

Are you a mental health researcher interested in early intervention in psychosis or youth mental health in low - and middle income countries? Only few days left to apply for this amazing opportunity. Apply NOW. Please disseminate
👇see below jobs.ac.uk/job/DGK855/res… #jobsacuk

#MHPSS is a top priority for Education Cannot Wait.

#ECW is taking action by aiming to set aside at least 10% of budget to fund school-based #MentalHealth & psychosocial services in crises!

Learn more➡ educationcannotwait.org/news-stories/f…

United Nations Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs 🇳🇱 @SIDA @MofaJapan_En 🇧🇪 Belgium MFA @MacFound

New opening at MEDAIR — Protection and Mental Health & Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Project Manager dlvr.it/T4mgCQ

Important work in Afghanistan by UNODC and WHO on treatment of substance use and mental health disorders. Important to see attention at 67th meeting of Commission on Narcotic Drugs on Vienna

UNHCR 🇸🇸 was thrilled to welcome Vice Minister Pascalle Grotenhuis to Malakal. She was warmely recieved by returnees & the host community. We look forward to continuing our work together with government & partners to find durable solutions for displaced persons.

Since decades, Hungarian psychiatrist Lilla Hárdi works with refugees in her country. The arrival of Ukrainian refugees increased the work tremendously, but she will not give up. She is a true mental health champion. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency MHPSS Network
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Hybrid side event on 'Addressing substance use and health risks in displaced populations' at 67th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs 2024. Join us on 22 March 13:30 -14:20 CET. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency @Unodc UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs World Health Organization (WHO) Anja Busse NACADA Kenya MHPSS Network

There is no health without mental health.

Next weeks, more Darfurian refugees may come to Chad amid worrying lack of food & other essentials. UNHCR & partners work hard to address needs including medical & psychological support, but much more is needed. The world must not forget refugees in Chad. unhcr.org/news/press-rel…

#30YearsofTPOUg This week, TPO Uganda has the privilege of hosting UNHCR Uganda Multi-functional team for a project monitoring visit in #KyakaRefugeeSettlement under a project that provides #MHPSS within Southwestern Uganda refugee settlements #RestoringHope #TransformingLives

Noncommunicable diseases account for a large proportion of deaths in the top countries of origin of refugees under UNHCR mandate: 75% in the Syrian Arab Republic, 92% in Ukraine, 50% in Afghanistan and 28 per cent in South Sudan. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency World Health Organization (WHO)
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Thank you @Alehone for speaking so passionately about the need for more access to mental health services for refugees- & how they are filling the gaps & supporting one another

Impactful to be with UNA-USA at the UN for this timely discussion

#MentalHealthMatters #withrefugees