Living Well Together Forum #2: Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Dynamic Integration

The webinar will bridge research and practice by discussing both academic concepts and practical implications of social connections, mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) as fundamental elements of dynamic integration.

With three experts, we will discuss the role of mental well-being and social cohesion for the integration of arriving and receiving communities, moving beyond the overstretched trauma and vulnerability framework and providing concepts and insights to support a community-development approach:

• How can the basic concept of bonds, bridges and links be built in everyday integration practice?
• What are the practical implications of these and other overarching concepts, such as empowerment, social connections or xenophobia, for integration work?
• How can these ideas contribute to activating both arriving and receiving communities?

Panellists

Dean Ajduković, University of Zagreb

Guglielmo Schininà, International Organization for Migration (IOM)

Alison Strang, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh

Martha Bird, IFRC Reference Centre for Psychosocial Support / FOCUS

Anouk Boschma, IFRC Reference Centre for Psychosocial Support / FOCUS

Michelle Engels, IFRC Reference Centre for Psychosocial Support / FOCUS

Register: https://www.eventleaf.com/focus-forum-mhpss

Contact
FOCUS communications
Christiane Abele
contact@focus-refugees.eu
www.focus-refugees.eu