sabine rakotomalala. mental health and psychosocial distress
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Sabine Rakotomalala
Mental health and psychosocial distress
Mental health and psychosocial distress
• Promote Sense of Safety• Promote Calming• Promote Sense of Self & Collective Efficacy• Promote Connectedness• Promote Hope
Mental health and psychosocial distress
Specialisedservices
Focused (person-to-person) non-specialised supports
Strengthening community and family supports
Social considerations in basic services and security
Mental health and psychosocial distress
Specialisedservices
Focused (person-to-person) non-specialised supports
Strengthening community and family supports
Social considerations in basic services and security
Mental health and psychosocial distress
Specialisedservices
Focused (person-to-person) non-specialised supports
Strengthening community and family supports
Social considerations in basic services and security
Mental health and psychosocial distress
Specialisedservices
Focused (person-to-person) non-specialised supports
Strengthening community and family supports
Social considerations in basic services and security
Challenges
Challenges
• Data• Coverage (unknown)• Coordination (4Ws)• Communication• Engagement of local actors• Engagement beyond sector
Challenges
• Data• Coverage (unknown)• Coordination (4Ws)• Communication• Engagement of local actors• Engagement beyond sector
Mental Health & Psychosocial Support Network
Aspires to improve mental health and psychosocial well being in emergencies and situations of adversity by improving access to people, resources and knowledge.
Create and explore groups
Maintainaccounts
Meet professionals
Add, share and rate resources
Mental Health & Psychosocial Support Network
Through the website, members:
Support coordination in emergencies
Seek out emerging insights
Contribute to the website
Connect people, ideas and resources
Mental Health & Psychosocial Support Network
Through the face-to-face community, hosts:
Members feed the network
Groups are created
Global hosts support members
Network host brings it together
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Mental Health & Psychosocial Support Network
Achievements in 2011
• New website went live July 2011• 1,100 members• 10,500 visits• 45,000 page views• 149 countries (1,400 locations)• 600 resources • Recruitment of 4 global hosts • Links with other sites and platforms (CPWG, OneResponse)
Can crisis-mappers help us make a difference?
1. Forecasting (e.g. new displacement, separation of children)
2. Mapping critical events3. Mapping pre-existing resources – especially
local people 4. Mapping gaps and problems in humanitarian
response
Can crisis-mappers help us make a difference?
5. Advocacy for actions that buffer psychosocial wellbeing
6. Mapping services and gaps
Can crisis-mappers help us make a difference?
7. Connecting responders on the ground8. Connecting frontline workers to the Network
members9. Delivering basic guidance (ie. PFA) to local
contacts
The field of MHPSS is catching up with the 21st Century,
and is ready to collaborate!
Contact
Alison Strang, Coordinator: [email protected]
Chathuri Jayasooriya, Network Host: [email protected]
www.mhpss.net
