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4 DAYS MORE ??? Webinar: Unlocking Resilience: The Vital Role of Health Social Counsellors in Mental Health Support in Afghanistan, hosted in collaboration with HealthNet TPO ?? Date: 26th November at 10:00 UTC. ?? Register: https://bit.ly/3CrnOJf This webinar will explore how Health Social Counsellors are transforming mental health and psychosocial support within primary healthcare settings in Afghanistan. Through real-world examples, we will highlight their contributions, the challenges faced, and the innovative solutions in place to address the mental health needs of vulnerable communities. Whether you're a healthcare professional, policymaker, or advocate, this webinar offers a unique opportunity to learn about best practices, engage in collaborative discussions, and gain practical knowledge to support the integration of mental health services in resource-limited settings.

HAVE YOU SIGNED UP? ??? Webinar: "Unlocking Resilience: The Vital Role of Health Social Counsellors in Mental Health Support in Afghanistan",?hosted in collaboration with HealthNet TPO ?? Date: 26th November?at?10:00 UTC. ?? Register: https://bit.ly/3CrnOJf This webinar will explore how Health Social Counsellors are transforming mental health and psychosocial support within primary healthcare settings in Afghanistan. Through real-world examples, we will highlight their contributions, the challenges faced, and the innovative solutions in place to address the mental health needs of vulnerable communities. Whether you're a healthcare professional, policymaker, or advocate, this webinar offers a unique opportunity to learn about best practices, engage in collaborative discussions, and gain practical knowledge to support the integration of mental health services in resource-limited settings.

?? SURVEY ?? Faith-sensitive #MHPSS research. ?? Do you or your organisation provide supports to protect and promote the well-being of children or adults who have been forcibly displaced, affected by crisis or who are migrating? Do you or your organisation make adaptations to the supports provided in order to be responsive to the cultural or faith-related needs, priorities and capacities of the individuals you work with, in alignment with their rights? ??If yes, the Institute for Global Health and Development, Queen Margaret University would like to hear from you! Please help them to build the evidence base for other organisations who are seeking to learn how to integrate cultural and faith-sensitivity in MHPSS. ??? Take this 5-min survey today! https://shorturl.at/OkeZY

WEBINAR ALERT ??? "Unlocking Resilience: The Vital Role of Health Social Counsellors in Mental Health Support in Afghanistan",?hosted in collaboration with HealthNet TPO ?? Date: 26th November?at?10:00 UTC. ?? Register: https://bit.ly/3CrnOJf This webinar will explore how Health Social Counsellors are transforming mental health and psychosocial support within primary healthcare settings in Afghanistan. Through real-world examples, we will highlight their contributions, the challenges faced, and the innovative solutions in place to address the mental health needs of vulnerable communities. Whether you're a healthcare professional, policymaker, or advocate, this webinar offers a unique opportunity to learn about best practices, engage in collaborative discussions, and gain practical knowledge to support the integration of mental health services in resource-limited settings.

LAST CHANCE TO SIGN UP???? Webinar: "MHPSS, Climate-related Hazards and Disaster Risk Management" takes place soon ? with Katie Hayes, PhD, Ananda Galappatti, Ashley Nemiro, PhD Brandon Gray, PhD, Davide Ziveri, Mita Rani Roy Chowdhury and Mohammad Nawrooz Ibrahimi. Date ?? 12 November 2024 at 12:00 UTC Register ?? https://bit.ly/3YPyQAo

ONE MORE DAY ???? Webinar: #MHPSS, Climate-related Hazards and Disaster Risk Management: Methods, Tools and Approaches to Protect and Promote You and Your Community’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Before, During and After Climate-related Hazards. Date ?? 12 November 2024 at 12:00 UTC Register ?? https://bit.ly/3YPyQAo Organised by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) MHPSS Reference Group’s Thematic Working Group on DRR and Climate Crisis. Since 2018, the working group has sought to champion and support this area of work, through developing global guidance and resources for use, as well as seeking to share learning from promising initiatives that can inform practice. This event aims to: - Highlight the value of operationalizing MHPSS in all phases of Disaster Risk Management (DRM) in the context of climate-related hazards and crises - Strengthen knowledge among humanitarian and development actors on MHPSS tools and resources to address the increasing impacts of climate change before, during and after emergencies - Showcase case studies from Indonesia and Afghanistan, demonstrating how organizations are prioritizing MHPSS preparedness actions in response to climate-related hazards

HAVE YOU SIGNED UP? ???? Webinar: #MHPSS, Climate-related Hazards and Disaster Risk Management:?Methods, Tools and Approaches to Protect and Promote You and Your Community’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Before, During and After Climate-related Hazards. Date ?? 12 November 2024?at 12:00 UTC Register ?? https://bit.ly/3YPyQAo Organised by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) MHPSS Reference Group’s Thematic Working Group on DRR and Climate Crisis. This is the first in a series of webinars featuring a diverse panel of speakers including Katie Hayes, PhD, Ananda Galappatti, Ashley Nemiro, PhD Brandon Gray, PhD, Davide Ziveri, Mita Rani Roy Chowdhury and Mohammad Nawrooz Ibrahimi. This webinar aims to: - Highlight the value of operationalizing MHPSS in all phases of Disaster Risk Management (DRM) in the context of climate-related hazards and crises - Strengthen knowledge among humanitarian and development actors on MHPSS tools and resources to address the increasing impacts of climate change before, during and after emergencies - Showcase case studies from Indonesia and Afghanistan, demonstrating how organizations are prioritizing MHPSS preparedness actions in response to climate-related hazards

RESOURCES ???????? CURRENT EMERGENCIES ?? Subscribe to receive our monthly resource newsletter: https://bit.ly/3HXjly4 ?? Protect yourself from explosive objects ?? Download: https://bit.ly/4fEhXyv ?? Lebanon Crisis Response Plan 2024 ?? Download: https://bit.ly/4fhZnfD ?? Escalation of Conflict – Rapid Review of the Humanitarian Situation (25 September 2024) ?? Download: https://bit.ly/3CiKbjX ?? Lebanon Emergency Response Plan 2023 ?? Download: https://bit.ly/3ChS1KC ?? Barriers and enablers to a coordinated MHPSS response in Lebanon: A case study of the MHPSS Taskforce ?? Download: https://bit.ly/3NXfraB ?? ACAPS Thematic Report – Palestine: Impact of the conflict on mental health and psychosocial support needs in Gaza (03 September 2024) ?? Download: https://bit.ly/48GLXax

VACANCY ? Health Manager (MHPSS) UNICEF ?? Kyiv, Ukraine ??Temporary Appointment (364 days) ?? Apply: https://bit.ly/48EciG9 ? Deadline: 17 Nov 2024

?? INCOMING ?? After a short hiatus, the MHPSS.net Monthly Resource Round-up is back! ?? Subscribe to receive the newsletter for September and October 2024 & upcoming months: https://bit.ly/3HXjly4 ?? What can you expect? Each month we will send you a curated list of new technical resources, new translations and updated documents in the field of mental health and psychosocial support in humanitarian settings delivered straight to your inbox!