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Many children living in crises (conflicts, disasters) face mental health issues. Yet, mental health programmes are too often not being given the priority and the resources they deserve in humanitarian responses. A new multi-agency advocacy paper - Advocacy for Mental Health in Humanitarian Action - highlights the urgent need to prioritize Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) in humanitarian response, especially in light of global funding cuts and of the on-going humanitarian reforms. The paper outlines five key asks: 👉 Enhance the effectiveness of the Humanitarian Reset through the integration of MHPSS 👉 Recognize MHPSS as essential to humanitarian assistance and as a lifesaving service 👉 Integrate MHPSS as an enabler of humanitarian aid 👉 Ensure MHPSS is included as a foundational component of recovery and long-term development after emergencies 👉 Ensure MHPSS programming is community-driven and contextually grounded Red Cross Red Crescent Movement MHPSS Hub, Anne FILORIZZO, Philip D. Jaffé, The MHPSS Collaborative https://lnkd.in/eYgWJmEb

NEW ⚡ multi-agency advocacy paper highlights the urgent need to prioritize Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) in humanitarian response, especially in light of global funding cuts and the humanitarian reset. Messages throughout the document can be used at local and global levels to make clear that MHPSS is not an optional add-on; it is essential for life and lifesaving . In addition to being a life-saving service, MHPSS is a critical enabler across sectors, including health, education, protection, nutrition, peacebuilding and more. The paper outlines five key asks 👇 📙 Key Ask 1: Enhance the effectiveness of the Humanitarian Reset through the integration of MHPSS 📙 Key Ask 2: Recognize MHPSS as essential to humanitarian assistance and as a lifesaving service 📙 Key Ask 3: Integrate MHPSS as an enabler of humanitarian aid 📙 Key Ask 4: MHPSS is included as a foundational component to recovery and long-term development after emergencies 📙 Key Ask 5: Ensure MHPSS programming is community-driven and contextually grounded This paper can be used at local and global levels to ensure that – with rising needs and shrinking budgets – the message is clear: protecting mental health is both a human rights obligation and a cornerstone of effective humanitarian action. 🔗 View the full paper here: https://shorturl.at/EdLsi

NEW ⚡ multi-agency advocacy paper highlights the urgent need to prioritize Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) in humanitarian response, especially in light of global funding cuts and the humanitarian reset. Messages throughout the document can be used at local and global levels to make clear that MHPSS is not an optional add-on; it is essential for life and lifesaving. In addition to being a life-saving service, MHPSS is a critical enabler across sectors, including health, education, protection, nutrition, peacebuilding and more. The paper outlines five key asks 👇 📙 Key Ask 1: Enhance the effectiveness of the Humanitarian Reset through the integration of MHPSS 📙 Key Ask 2: Recognize MHPSS as essential to humanitarian assistance and as a lifesaving service 📙 Key Ask 3: Integrate MHPSS as an enabler of humanitarian aid 📙 Key Ask 4: MHPSS is included as a foundational component to recovery and long-term development after emergencies 📙 Key Ask 5: Ensure MHPSS programming is community-driven and contextually grounded This paper can be used at local and global levels to ensure that – with rising needs and shrinking budgets – the message is clear: protecting mental health is both a human rights obligation and a cornerstone of effective humanitarian action. 🔗 View the full paper here: https://shorturl.at/EdLsi

📢 Advocacy Paper: MHPSS in Humanitarian Action – A 2025 Multi-Agency Resource 💬 A new multi-agency advocacy paper highlights the urgent need to prioritize #MentalHealth and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) in humanitarian response, especially in light of global funding cuts and the humanitarian reset. Messages throughout the document can be used at local and global levels to make clear that MHPSS is not an optional add-on; it is essential for life and lifesaving. In addition to being a life-saving service, MHPSS is a critical enabler across sectors, including health, education, protection, nutrition, peacebuilding and more. 👉 The paper outlines five key asks: ➡️ Key Ask 1: Enhance the effectiveness of the Humanitarian Reset through the integration of MHPSS ➡️ Key Ask 2: Recognize MHPSS as essential to humanitarian assistance and as a lifesaving service ➡️ Key Ask 3: Integrate MHPSS as an enabler of humanitarian aid ➡️ Key Ask 4: MHPSS is included as a foundational component to recovery and long-term development after emergencies ➡️ Key Ask 5: Ensure MHPSS programming is community-driven and contextually grounded This paper can be used at local and global levels to ensure that – with rising needs and shrinking budgets – the message is clear: protecting mental health is both a human rights obligation and a cornerstone of effective humanitarian action. 👉 Find the full paper 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dPcSbXNp ACTION CONTRE LA FAIM, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, HealthNet TPO, International Medical Corps, Jesuit Refugee Service, MHPSS.net (Mental Health & Psychosocial Support Network), Red Cross Red Crescent Movement MHPSS Hub, Save the Children International, Terre des hommes foundation, The MHPSS Collaborative, UNICEF, World Health Organization

This week at #UNGA80, over 100 governments signed onto the Declaration for the Protection of Humanitarian Personnel. The signatories committed to reversing the deadly trends impacting the safety and security of humanitarian personnel. Importantly, the Declaration acknowledges the vital role that mental health and wellbeing play in the protection of humanitarian personnel. Signatories committed to, "Provide support that allows international, national and local humanitarian personnel to access timely and relevant information, training and systems, to promote measures to support the physical and mental well-being of humanitarian personnel." (emphasis added) Humanitarians are at significant psychological risk due to the insecurity and threats they face while delivering services. 2024 marked the deadliest year for humanitarian personnel, with more than 380 aid workers killed worldwide and many more kidnapped, detained, or wounded. In just the first eight months of 2025, 265 aid workers have already been killed. In addition to physical insecurity, humanitarian personnel are at significant risk of mental health challenges due to: ⚠️ Traumatic events, including witnessing death, injury, or human suffering 🔄 High workloads, often in chaotic, under-resourced environments 🏡 Long-term separation from family and support networks ❤️🩹 Moral distress and injury, especially when unable to meet overwhelming needs 🧩 Organizational stress, resulting from poor leadership, lack of job clarity, or insufficient support. These challenges require comprehensive mental health and wellbeing solutions and signatories of this important Declaration can begin to put their words into action by: ➡️ working with implementing partners to establish minimum operating standards for mental health and wellbeing services for humanitarian personnel,  ➡️ requesting implementing partners to incorporate plans to provide comprehensive and culturally appropriate mental health support for staff in their proposal narratives and budgets, and  ➡️ funding comprehensive and culturally competent mental health services for humanitarian actors.  As a company that was founded in 2007 to support humanitarian and development organizations and their staff, KonTerra applauds signatories’ efforts to protect those who protect others. The full text of the Declaration can be found in the comments. #HumanitarianProtection #DutyOfCare #PsychologicalSecurity #WorkplaceWellbeing #StaffCare

The timing of this declaration is important as the aid sector is in the midst of tectonic shifts. In the face of dramatic aid cutbacks by donor governments and increased need in communities around the world, there is a real risk that the mental health and psychological security of humanitarian personnel are deprioritized. That it is defined as a luxury for better times. But just as physical security is a non-negotiable, so is psychological security. Read more below ⬇️ #MentalHealth #PsychologicalSecurity #StaffCare #DutyOfCare

𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗶𝗱, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝗶𝘁. In North Kivu (Beni) and Ituri (Irumu) in the DRC, our members Upinion and Mercy Corps joined forces to test new ways of putting communities at the center of humanitarian action. Within Mercy Corps’ RESET programme, they combined accountability to affected populations (AAP) with Upinion’s digital engagement tools to open two-way communication channels, giving people the space to share priorities, raise concerns, and receive information. The project showed that approaches must be tailored to local realities: in Beni’s urban, more connected setting, communities could easily engage via digital platforms and WhatsApp networks. In contrast, in Irumu’s rural areas with low connectivity and digital literacy, trust had to be built face-to-face, with outreach staff supporting participants step by step. The lesson was clear: participation depends not only on systems, but on people. This collaboration points to a wider “participation revolution” in humanitarian work, proving that even in fragile contexts, community-led communication is possible and essential for resilience and effective aid. 👉 Read their guest blog and long read for key lessons and recommendations. If your organisation is exploring similar challenges, reach out to connect with Upinion, Mercy Corps, or the Humanity Hub to explore opportunities for collaboration. 🔗 https://ow.ly/r5w950X4Op0 ————— ➞ Are you a Humanity Hub member and want to share your organisation’s story, lessons, or insights through our blog? Get in touch with us at communication@humanityhub.net.

We are happy to share our joint reflections and analysis done in collaboration with Mercy Corps en République Démocratique du Congo for The Hague Humanity Hub, demonstrating how genuine community engagement can thrive even in fragile contexts like North Kivu and Ituri, DRC. This collaboration confirms that adaptative community-led communication is essential - even more so in volatile and fragmented environments - to the development of effective and resilient interventions. Read our guest blog for key lessons and recommendations: https://ow.ly/r5w950X4Op0 #ParticipationRevolution #CommunityEngagement #DigitalAid #Humanitarian #DRC #Upinion #Accountability #DigitalEngagement #MercyCorps

Advocacy paper: MHPSS in humanitarian action – a 2025 multi-agency resource We are pleased to share the Advocacy Paper: MHPSS in Humanitarian Action – A 2025 Multi-Agency Resource, developed collaboratively by leading humanitarian and development agencies, including HealthNet TPO. This resource highlights the urgent need to prioritise Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) in humanitarian action, particularly in the context of global funding constraints and the ongoing humanitarian reset. It outlines five key advocacy asks to ensure that MHPSS remains a central and effective component of humanitarian response efforts. By speaking with one voice, the humanitarian community can safeguard essential MHPSS services and promote resilience, healing, and wellbeing for people affected by crisis. Read the paper below and use it to strengthen your advocacy efforts for MHPSS integration across sectors.

As children and women migrate, many do so under dangerous circumstances that place them at risk of violence, abuse and exploitation. To better understand the risks and to better define solutions, the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement Global Migration Lab, the Red Cross and Red Crescent Missing Persons Centre, and 17 National Societies developed qualitative research with women and children. 👉🏽 Towards Safer Journeys: Migrant women and children’s experiences of separation, going missing or dying: https://lnkd.in/egNhZJgH and see regional studies on the same website. 🟰8️⃣1️⃣8️⃣ child and adult participants from 17 National Societies. 💔 heartbreaking but essential testimonies from children and women migrants. ⚠️ the risk of SGBV closely linked to risks of becoming separated. SGBV is pervasive. Children can migrate alone because of fear of SGBV, including child marriage, and experience SGBV while migrating. 🥵 children are at high risk of separation and death in extreme weather conditions and in unforgiving terrains. 😰 children can become seprated in many settings and these can include during chaotic public enavironmwnts, border crossings, and through actions by smugglers. ✏️ lacking access to essential services like food, shelter, healthcare, and lifesaving information all out children at risk of separation and harm. ✅ the report lists a series of actions States can take to reduce the risks of separation, becoming missing, and dying while migrating. And actions Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies can take to support. Thank you Nicole H. Magdalena Arias Lalitha Foster Damian Otieno and Sanushka Mudaliar and all of the participants who shared their experiences. Let’s ensure every child is safe.