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UNHCR's new MHPSS webpage is now live, with general information and tools around Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in refugee settings, including COVID-19 related materials. unhcr.org/mental-health-… UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency United for Global Mental Health MHPSS Network

May is #MentalHealthMonth. Mental health has been neglected for too long. We need more investment in health services and to keep fighting the stigma of seeking help.

Public Health Specialist Dr Vinya Ariyaratne lists ‘5 Actions To Save Lives’ that Sri Lankans can take over the next 4-6 weeks to help slow the increase in deaths and illness due to the spread of #COVID19SL.

Kick-off #worldmentalhealthday2021 right by joining our virtual event! We have an inspiring agenda that will leave you feeling empowered and ready to advocate for mental health care for all! 🗓️ Today! 🕑 10 - 11am 🔗fb.me/e/3oYGxU8tl CAN MH Lanka Ministry of Health

Our story has the power to inspire positive change. Join the Ministry of Health, WHO Sri Lanka and CAN MH Lanka virtual event to hear about Sangeetha Weeraratne's journey. 🗓️ Today! 🕑 10 - 11am 🔗fb.me/e/3oYGxU8tl #worldmentalhealthday2021

Follow Mano.LK for #SriLanka-focussed resources and tips to help us cope with life challenges and crises like #COVID19. Mano.LK website goes live in Oct. If you provide services or info that improves our capacity to deal with life’s problems, do get in touch.

Are you a parent of 12-14 year old in Sri Lanka? Could you and your child spare 2 hours next week to help a team of psychologists and social science researchers develop a life-skills game for early adolescents? Click here to find out more & sign up: surveymonkey.com/r/VAMHSA-GAME-E

If your work links #Mentalhealth & #Psychosocial Support with #Peacebuilding, do take & share this IASC RG survey by 10 Nov to inform global guidance: English: bit.ly/3FKdLff Arabic: bit.ly/2XfH2x6 French: bit.ly/3aSqxdH Spanish: bit.ly/3lIcD3G

Trained MH & psychosocial volunteers are at #GalleFaceProtest (next to SLRCS tent) to provide support for organisers and protestors. Do visit this tent if you want to discuss taking care of yourself & others during protests. 6°55'43.5"N 79°50'35.8"E goo.gl/maps/cd8gxMAQF…

If you see this badge at #GalleFaceProtest, do feel free to speak with the trained mental health / psychosocial volunteer wearing it. Or visit the psychosocial support tent in the medical services area. For more info on this, please read this 🧵: x.com/agalappatti/st…

ICYMI, here's me trying to illustrate how the field of Mental Health & Psychosocial Support tries to help in crisis, using examples from my work across conflict, disaster & pandemic situations in Sri Lanka and with MHPSS Network. youtu.be/l0_WXgQNVf4?t=… Ramon Magsaysay Award 国際文化会館 I-House

Can we (public & media) please agree NOT to publish or repost photographs or video of people who have died in queues without their families’ consent? Can we 🥲 exercise a little restraint/compassion, since it is often distressing for the bereaved family. Use cartoons instead 👇🏽

⏰The countdown is on! There’s only one month left to submit your application to #Chevening. Study in the UK to expand your network and learn vital skills before returning home to achieve your goals and create positive change. Submit today: Chevening.org/apply

This #WorldMentalHealthDay can we talk seriously about implementing some minimum actions that could mitigate the impacts of #EconomicCrisisLK on people in Sri Lanka (especially vulnerable groups).

1 MORE DAY ⏰ Have you signed up? #Webinar: Where do I find #MHPSS Resources for Work with Children & Families? An Exchange between Practitioners in the #Ukraine Crisis Response 📅 Date: 14 Dec 13:00 UTC 🔗 Register: bit.ly/3F6urxU 💬 Languages: English & Ukrainian

Effective political and economic reforms are critical in preventing youth migration – Dr Dushni Weerakoon, Executive Director, IPS. Watch full video👉bit.ly/3j0tcJU #economiccrisis #BBCGlobalQuestions #politicalreforms #economicreforms #migration #braindrain

Last year, we spoke with people in Kaga-Bandoro and Sibut in the Central African Republic (CAR) about mental health and how conflict shapes their experiences of psychological distress. Here’s what we learned Conciliation Resources DanChurchAid. (1/9)

#InternationalEarthDayClimate anxiety is often brushed aside as a trivial fear about the future when, in reality, it’s much more serious than that. For marginalised communities in the Global South, climate anxiety is about the loss of home, livelihood & loved ones. (1/3)

As 2023 draws to a close, we look forward to the release of new guidance on integrating #MHPSS and #Peacebuilding from the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) in the new year. Drawing on practical experience shared by practitioners from diverse conflict settings, this document could not be more timely.

MHPSS.net is 15 years old this year! Huge thanks to everyone who has been a part of the journey. Please do take our brief survey to let us know a little bit about what the MHPSS Network network has meant to you! 🔗: shorturl.at/J4Dnh