Supportive Voices
In this video podcast, PS Centre MHPSS Technical Advisor Ea Suzanne Akasha interviews MHPSS consultant Mel Powell, who is the main contributor to a new PS Centre manual - Supportive Voices. The manual is for Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies - or MHPSS practitioners in general - who are looking to establish an MHPSS helpline or integrate an MHPSS component into an already existing helpline.
Mental health in an unequal world
In this episode of Heartbeat of Humanity, Communications Officer Jesper Guhle explores the potential mental health consequences for people forced to migrate. Jesper interviews Villads Zahle, Senior Communications Coordinator in the European Council on Refugees and Exiles, Barly, dancer, artist, podcaster and chef, and Sarah Harrison, Technical Advisor in the IFRC Psychosocial Centre.
Caring for Carers
In this episode of Heartbeat of Humanity, Technical Advisor Ea Suzanne Akasha interviews Stephen Regel, Clinical Lead for the Centre for Trauma, Resilience and Growth, about the effect of the pandemic on frontline workers and what we can do to support them.
Vaccine hesitancy
Technical Advisor Eliza Cheung interviews Technical Advisor Melanie Powell about vaccine hesitancy – what is vaccine hesitancy and what should be the response.
Mental health of young adults during COVID-19
Ea Suzanne Akasha, technical advisor at the IFRC PS Centre, interviews professor Dr. Barbara Juen, technical manager of the psychosocial services at the Austrian Red Cross and scientific advisor to ENPS , and psychologist Vanessa Kulcar, about young adults’ mental health during COVID-19.
ABC of disasters and research findings applied to COVID-19
Ea Suzanne Akasha, technical advisor at the IFRC PS Centre, interviews professor dr. Barbara Juen, technical manager of the psychosocial services at the Austrian Red Cross and scientific advisor to ENPS and IFRC PS Centre, about the psychosocial effects during COVID-19.
Research recommendations for the upcoming phases of COVID-19
Ea Suzanne Akasha, Technical Advisor at the IFRC PS Centre, interviews Dr. Professor Barbara Juen, Technical Manager of the psychosocial services at the Austrian Red Cross and Scientific Advisor of ENPS and the IFRC PS Centre, about the psychosocial effects of COVID-19.
International Older Persons Day
An interview with Marija Juzbašić, Senior Officer for Anti-trafficking and the PS Unit, by Ea Suzanne Akasha, IFRC PS Centre Technical Advisor.
Suicide prevention
An interview with Kelly McBride, technical advisor, about suicide prevention, by Ea Suzanne Akasha, technical advisor, IFRC PS Centre.
Fear and guilt during COVID-19
An interview with Melanie Powell, MHPSS technical advisor at the IFRC Reference Centre for Psychosocial Support, by Ea Suzanne Akasha, technical advisor, IFRC Psychosocial Centre
Calming people down
An interview with Pernille Hansen, Psychologist and MHPSS specialist, by Despina Constandinides, MPHSS delegate.
Caring for staff and volunteers
An interview with Louise Steen Kryger, psychologist, MHPSS senior adviser, Danish Red Cross, by Ea Suzanne Akasha, technical advisor, IFRC PS Centre.
Proud to volunteer
An interview with Sarah Harrison, IFRC PS Centre technical advisor and Co-chair of IASC MHPSS.
Psychological First Aid in COVID-19
An interview with Pernille Hansen, Psychologist and MHPSS specialist, by Ea Suzanne Akasha, technical advisor, IFRC PS Centre.
Monitoring and evaluation in COVID-19
An interview with Sarah Harrison, technical advisor, IFRC PS Centre, IASC MHPSS RG co-chair, and Koen van Praet, technical advisor, Belgium Red Cross, Flanders, by Ea Suzanne Akasha,technical advisor, IFRC PS Centre.
Peer Support and Buddy Systems
An interview with Despina Constandinides, MPHSS delegate, by Ea Suzanne Akasha, technical advisor, IFRC Psychosocial Centre.