The Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Network (MHPSS)
The Mental Health & Psychosocial Support Network is a growing global platform for connecting people, networks and organizations, for sharing resources and for building knowledge related to mental health and psychosocial support both in emergency settings and in situations of chronic hardship. They do this through:
- Groups: create and access groups relating to current emergencies and issues of thematic interest within the scope of mental health, psychosocial support and cross sectoral programming such as child protection and gender based violence.
- Resources: access and share resources like training manuals and materials, field reports, guidelines and case studies, to inform best practice, provide or design trainings, monitor and evaluate MHPSS activities, and support service delivery in the field.
- Hosts and members: meet practitioners, policymakers and researchers who join MHPSS.net from across the world for professional exchange and support from their peers. Members are supported by online Hosts to ensure the availability of key resources and activate the membership to respond to issues and themes in their localities.
- Webinars: onnect to diverse groups of field experts, frontline service providers, and researchers, through webinars that facilitate sharing of knowledge and experiences across a global field on topics that are informed by your needs as a member of the online MHPSS.net community.
- Community of practice: join one of several community of practice spaces on the site, established for members with shared concerns in the broad MHPSS field to exchange information, share new materials, and acquire practical advice and guidance from each other.
- Online 4Ws Mapping: use the online version of the IASC 4Ws tool to map MHPSS activities in humanitarian settings to create country mappings that allow agencies to enter data and access an automated real-time analysis of key information to guide coordination and identify gaps in MHPSS coverage.
- Emergency Toolkit: explore the network’s MHPSS Emergency Toolkit, accessible to members and containing the essential guidance, information and tools to enable them to prepare for and respond to emergencies.
- Vacancies: access or submit vacancy listings from organizations recruiting for positions in the MHPSS sector and related fields across the world.
The network functions as an online community of practice for mental health and psychosocial support in challenging humanitarian and development contexts. MHPSS is a hosted online platform that:
- Enables members to share resources, join groups and interact with others, based on their work and interests.
- Plays an important role in mobilizing capacities, resources and supporting coordination around MHPSS response during emergencies.
Recognizing that technology alone is not always sufficient to enable exchange or grow communities of practice, the network’s team of online hosts supports members in using the site and in helping members connect with others across the network.
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