Mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) is an essential element of humanitarian responses, which aims at protecting,supporting and improving people’s mental health and psychosocial well-being in crises.
The IASC Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings Reference Group (IASC MHPSS RG), which provides support and technical guidance to country level MHPSS WGs, is joined in this session by MHPSS coordinators at country level and members of the health, protection,education and shelter clusters to exchange best practices in integration of MHPSS and engage in a dialogue which will explore barriers and opportunities for cross-sectoral collaboration.