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Protection - An ALNAP guide for humanitarian agencies (631.4Kb)
How can people at risk in war and disaster be better protected? And what
practical role can humanitarian agencies and their staff play in helping to bring about such protection on the ground? This guide aims to provide some answers to these questions, and is intended as a practical guide for field staff in humanitarian agencies.
Letter of Understanding between MHSS.net and MHPSS RG (48.5Kb)
Agreement between MHPSS.net and MHPSS Rg outlining the relationship between both groups. We have formalised our working relationship based on discussions from the global meeting in Paris, 2011.- IRC GBV Advocacy note, Yida camp, South Sudan (858.5Kb)
Advocacy note based on a GBV assessment carried out by IRC in Yida camp, South Sudan - IRC GBV assessment Yida Camp, South Sudan (248.1Kb)
A recent GBV assesssment carreid out by IRC in Yida camp, south Sudan - PAHO MHPSS Manual Caribbean 2012 (2Mb)
"This book offers the basic knowledge required for health and mental health workers in the area of mental health and psychosocial support for populations affected by disasters." - Why Does Mental Health Not Get the Attention It Deserves? An Application of the Shiffman and Smith Framework (82.7Kb)
Mark Tomlinson, Crick Lund
PLoS Medicine, February 2012
Summary Points:
- Despite a high disease burden, mental illness has thus far not achieved
commensurate visibility, policy attention, or funding.
- The framework of Shiffman and Smith is applied in order to understand the current position of global mental health with regard to generating funding and political priority.
- While significant progress has been made in terms of prioritizing mental health globally, debates around the definition of mental illness, and the continued
impact of stigma, remain.
- A number of recommendations is made to increase the visibility and policy priority of mental health as a global issue.
Presentation on MHPSS WG in Bukavu, DRC (1.5Mb)
Update from Anita Q from War Child on the MHPSS WG in Bukavu in Democratic Republic of Congo. The WG is currently co-chaired by War Child.- Protecting Education Project presentation (151.5Kb)
Update from the Protecting Education Project. MHPSS RG (through the Co-Chairs) currently sit on the advosory group. There is a strong wish for another MHPSS RG member with a focus upon Education to sit on the Advisory group in place of the co-chairs. Interested RG members are advised to contact Ruth O'Connell (co-chair). - Child Protection Working Group presentation (188Kb)
Update from the Child Protection Working Group and the development of the Child Protection Minimum Standards. - MHPSS in Humanitarian Settings: Current Evidence and Future Research Priorities (2.4Mb)
Presentation by Wietse Tol (part of webinar) on MHPSS in Humanitarian Settings: Current Evidence and Future Research Priorities. - Staff care presentation (127.5Kb)
Review of staff care materials & methodology - Kathy Angi - MHPSS.net presentation for the RG annual meeting (619Kb)
Presentation by Sabine (TdH) on using the www.mhpss.net. - Psychological First Aid presentation (2.2Mb)
Psychological First Aid presentation by Leslie Snider from War Trauma Foundation. - Presentation on Gaza Advocates work (1.7Mb)
Presentation by Jasem Humeid from Gaza on his work as an MHPSS Advocate of the IASC Guidelines. - Pacific Advocates training presentation (431Kb)
Presentation on the inter-agency 2012 Pacific MHPSS Advocates training. Presentation by Megan McGrath from World Vision Australia. - www.mhpss.net presentation for the RG annual meeting, (619Kb)
Sabine's presention for the RG annual meeting on using the www.mhpss.net website. - DRAFT ECHO Proposal for RG activities 2012 (31.1Kb)
A draft logframe for review and discussion during the global meeting. We will submit a proposal to ECHO, and hope to sign off on this with the help of RG members. A budget will be shared during the meeting. - Agenda of the Global meeitng 2011 (96.5Kb)
The agenda for the MHPSS RG Global meeting - DRAFT MHPSS RG work plan 2012 (87Kb)
A copy of the draft work plan for 2012 for discussion during the MHPSS RG global meeting. - List of attendees Paris 2011 (26.9Kb)
A list of who is attending the MHPSS RG annual meeting.
