Caring for Red Cross and Red Crescent staff and volunteers: Ukrainian Red Cross volunteer, Daryna, talk about the importance and benefits of the "buddy-system" - an MHPSS technique in place to ensure mental health well-being for RC volunteers.

Caring for Red Cross and Red Crescent staff and volunteers: Listen to Den, a Ukrainian Red Cross volunteer on preventing 'burn-outs'.

Caring for Red Cross and Red Crescent staff and volunteers: Listen to Vlad from Ukrainian Red Cross talk about the importance of 'supporting the supporters'.

See this explainer-video about the IFRC Asia Pacific MHPSS Training and Learning Collaborative. The Collaborative supports all Red Cross Red Crescent National Societies in the Asia Pacific region in building their capacity to provide MHPSS to people in need.

Are you interested in joining a Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Community of Practice platform to interact with other practitioners to plan activities - but more importantly - to discuss relevant topics and share approaches, experiences, and best practices?

Please reach out to the PS Centre (psychosocial.centre@ifrc.org) to be connected.

The Asia Pacific Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Training and Learning Collaborative enables and supports National Societies to implement psychosocial support programs and activities in line with IFRC MHPSS policy and Guidelines through:
- Capacity Building
- Assistance in Emergencies
- Knowledge Management and Information Sharing
- Resource Mobilization for the Collaborative’s sustainability

The IFRC PS Centre supports National Societies in Ukraine, Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland, and Romania to provide mental health and psychosocial support to people affected by the international armed conflict.
It is done through trainings and mentoring in psychological first aid and caring for staff and volunteers and is funded by EU 4 Health.

Addressing the Mental Health and Psychosocial needs of populations affected by crisis has become a prominent concern in international humanitarian assistance.

This video introduces the Asia Pacific MHPSS collaborative and highlights the importance of working together to provide MHPSS support in the region. In 2021 the Asia Pacific MHPSS training and learning collaborative was jointly established by three parties: IFRC Asia Pacific Regional Office, IFRC Reference Centre for Psychosocial support and Hong Kong Red Cross.

The collaborative assists National Societies in capacity building, responding in emergency and establishing the Asia Pacific MHPSS network a platform for knowledge management and information sharing.

The IFRC Psychosocial Centre supports Red Cross Red Crescent National Societies to provide Mental Health and Psychosocial Support services to individuals and families fleeing Ukraine.

Children are facing crises around that the world that are highly impacting their mental health and wellbeing. With the right support from their family, friends, teachers and caregivers, they can overcome feelings of powerlessness and become their own agency. Children are our future, and ensuring their mental health and wellbeing is a crucial part of their development.

The IFRC Psychosocial Centre continues to publish resources and toolkits and disseminates knowledge on how to provide psychosocial support and psychological first aid for children in distress.

Children are facing crises around that the world that are highly impacting their mental health and wellbeing. With the right support from their family, friends, teachers and caregivers, they can overcome feelings of powerlessness and become their own agency. Children are our future, and ensuring their mental health and wellbeing is a crucial part of their development.

The IFRC Psychosocial Centre continues to publish resources and toolkits and disseminates knowledge on how to provide psychosocial support and psychological first aid for children in distress.

Children are facing crises around that the world that are highly impacting their mental health and wellbeing. With the right support from their family, friends, teachers and caregivers, they can overcome feelings of powerlessness and become their own agency. Children are our future, and ensuring their mental health and wellbeing is a crucial part of their development.

The IFRC Psychosocial Centre continues to publish resources and toolkits and disseminates knowledge on how to provide psychosocial support and psychological first aid for children in distress.

Every 40 seconds, a person dies by suicide somewhere in the world. It is the fourth leading cause of death for 15 to 29 year-olds world-wide. Every year, more than 700,000 people die by suicide, and for each person who dies by suicide, an addtional twenty people are estimted to have attempted suicide.

But suicides can be prevented.

Campaign video produced by the PS Centre for World Suicide Prevention Day 2021.

Children's Mental Health Matters Too