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In this third and final episode in a podcast series about âfeeling responsible for the safety of colleagues in a shrinking humanitarian spaceâ MHPSS Hub, Senior Communication Officer, Villads Zahle interviews Team Lead for the Technical Unit at the MHPSS Hub, Sarah Harrison.
Almost 300 aid workers were killed in 2024 â the largest number in history. Additionally, more than 220 were wounded and more than 90 kidnapped.
These dire numbers reflect a shrinking humanitarian space. A situation worsening over the last decade where it is increasingly challenging to deliver aid unhindered and safely. This has serious direct implications for humanitarian staff and volunteers but also increases the pressure of those responsible for the security within our organizations.
In this three episode podcast series we will discuss the mental challenges and coping mechanisms of the people who are working to keep their colleagues safe.
The podcast Heartbeat of Humanity is mainly for staff and volunteers in the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement, especially staff and volunteers working in mental health and psychosocial support services.
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In this second of three episodes in a series about âfeeling responsible for the safety of colleagues in a shrinking humanitarian spaceâ MHPSS Hub, Senior Communication Officer, Villads Zahle interviews former Communication Team lead for a large humanitarian INGO, Iben de Neergaard.
Almost 300 aid workers were killed in 2024 â the largest number in history. Additionally, more than 220 were wounded and more than 90 kidnapped.
These dire numbers reflect a shrinking humanitarian space. A situation worsening over the last decade where it is increasingly challenging to deliver aid unhindered and safely. This has serious direct implications for humanitarian staff and volunteers but also increases the pressure of those responsible for the security within our organizations.
In this three episode podcast series we will discuss the mental challenges and coping mechanisms of the people who are working to keep their colleagues safe.
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In this first of three episodes in a series about 'feeling responsible for the safety of colleagues in a shrinking humanitarian space' MHPSS Hub, Senior Communication Officer, Villads Zahle interviews Danish Red Cross, Senior Security Adviser, Sabina Brimson.
Almost 300 aid workers were killed in 2024 â the largest number in history. Additionally, more than 220 were wounded and more than 90 kidnapped.
These dire numbers reflect a shrinking humanitarian space. A situation worsening over the last decade where it is increasingly challenging to deliver aid unhindered and safely.
This has serious direct implications for humanitarian staff and volunteers but also increases the pressure of those responsible for the security within our organizations.
In this three episode podcast series we will discuss the mental challenges and coping mechanisms of the people who are working to keep their colleagues safe.
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In this third and final episode of our miniseries on Ambiguous Loss, we dig deep with Roubina Tahmazian from ICRC into the critical yet often overlooked topic of childrenâs wellbeing in the context of families of the missing. Too often, the needs and emotional wellbeing of children are sidelined as families grapple with the uncertainty and challenges of missing loved ones, with no or very limited support from the surrounding.
Roubina Tahmazian, clinical psychologist and MHPSS delegate for the ICRC , shares her insights drawn from her experience working with families of the missing across different countries. Her compassionate perspective enlighten us on ways to prioritize childrenâs support while navigating complex family dynamics during such difficult times.
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In this second episode in a three part miniseries about ambiguous loss, MHPSS Technical Advisor Arz Stefan talks to Dr. Maureen Mooney about operationalising ambiguous loss in the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement.
Dr. Maureen Mooney is a clinical psychologist. She worked in the French Red Cross and the ICRC supporting the Restoring Family Links programme and psychosocial integration. -
In this first episode in a three part miniseries about ambiguous loss, Red Cross Red Crescent Movement Hub MHPSS Technical Advisor Arz Stephan engages in a thought-provoking interview with Dr. Pauline Boss, an esteemed research therapist and author. Dr. Boss is widely recognized as a pioneering figure in the field of ambiguous loss, a concept she introduced to describe the unique and often unresolved experienced when a loved one is missing, physically absent but emotionally present, or vice versa. Her groundbreaking work has shaped understanding and therapeutic approaches to loss, resilience, and coping in complex and uncertain situations.
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Healing Loss, Ambiguity, and Trauma: a community based intervention with families of union workers missing after the 911 attack in New York City
Families of the missing: Psychosocial effects and therapeutic approaches
Loss, Trauma, and Resilience | Pauline Boss | W. W. Norton & Company
Loss, Trauma, and Resilience, Therapeutic Work With Ambiguous Loss -
In this episode of Heartbeat of Humanity, MHPSS Technical Advisor Shona Whitton talks with Associate Professor Emmanual Raju from the University of Copenhagen about the role of memory in disaster risk reduction (DRR) and recovery and how memories of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami influenced DRR work in India.
This is the final episode in a four-part series of Heartbeat of Humanity reflecting on the impacts of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunamis.Resources mentioned in the podcast:
Learning from memories and experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic for the future Disasters: Deconstructed podcast, âRadicalâ Disaster Studies? -
In this episode, MHPSS Technical Advisor Shona Whitton talks with Professor Emeritus Mike Wessells from Columbia University about developments in MHPSS programming and practice following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunamis, including the development of the IASC Guidelines on MHPSS in Emergency Settings.
This is the third episode in a four-part series of Heartbeat of Humanity reflecting on the impacts of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunamis.
Resources mentioned in the podcast:
IASC Guidelines on MHPSS in Emergency Settings -
This is the second episode in a four-part series of Heartbeat of Humanity reflecting on the impacts of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunamis.
In this episode, MHPSS Technical Advisor Shona Whitton talks with Ananda Galappatti, co-founder and co-Director of MHPSS.net about the impact of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami on MHPSS work in Sri Lanka and the legacy of this work on global MHPSS practice.
Resources mentioned in the podcast:
IASC Guidelines on MHPSS in Emergency Settings Intervention Journal Psychosocial Work in the Aftermath of the Tsunami: Challenges for Service Provision in Batticaloa, Eastern Sri Lanka Responding to the psychosocial impact of the Tsunami in a war zone experiences from northern Sri Lanka Sri Lanka's post-Tsunami psychosocial playground lessons for future psychosocial programming and interventions following disasters Workshop report, Lessons Learned on the psychosocial response to the Tsunami -
This is the first episode in a four-part series of Heartbeat of Humanity reflecting on the impacts of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunamis.
In this episode, MHPSS Technical Advisor Shona Whitton talks with Dr Dewindra Widiamurti, Regional Health Program Delegate with the Finnish Red Cross, about her experiences working in Aceh Province with Pelang Merah Indonesia (Indonesian Red Cross) after the 2004 tsunami, her reflections on MHPSS practice at the time, and how this work shaped her career. -
In this episode of Heartbeat of Humanity, Ahlem Cheffi, PS Centre MHPSS technical advisor for the MENA region talks to Nisreen Qawas, MHPSS director for the Palestinian Red Crescent and Rim Alsakkaf, Psychosocial Support and Protection manager at the Yemeni Red Crescent about Caring for staff and volunteers when the workplace is a warzone.
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In this episode of Heartbeat of Humanity, Ahlem Cheffi, PS Centre MHPSS technical advisor for the MENA region explains the concept of supportive supervision.
Supportive supervision is a safe, supportive, confidential and collaborative relationship between a supervisor and supervisee, and/or supervisees where supervisees can voice their difficulties, discuss challenges and be recognized for their successes, receive constructive feedback and emotional support, and build their technical skills and capacity, and enhance quality of service provision.
For the World Mental Health Day, it is important de remember that supportive supervision is part of duty of care to ensure the safety and well-being of their staff and volunteers.
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In this episode of Heartbeat of Humanity, MHPSS Technical Advisor Shona Whitton talks to Antonia Mackay about how communities can build resilience to climate disasters and other shocks and hazards.
Antonia Mackay is the National Resilience Manager at Australian Red Cross, where she leads the organisation's disaster resilience programming, including key initiatives like emergencyRedi workshops and Redicommunities.
Resources mentioned in the podcast:
Navigating the climate crisis: Mental health and well-being report https://pscentre.org/resource/navigating-the-climate-crisis-mental-health-and-well-being/
Practical help and resources to use before, during and after emergencies
https://www.redcross.org.au/emergencies/
Red Cross RediPlan
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In this episode of Heartbeat of Humanity, MHPSS Technical Advisor Shona Whitton talks to Ana Mejia about mental health and the climate crisis.
Ana Mejia is a former member of the Youth Advisory Group of the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, and a volunteer from the Ecuadorian Red Cross. Ana leads a Mental Health and Psychosocial Support team in the local Red Cross branch and she recently started to work as a consultant with the health team of the Red Cross Climate Centre.
Resources mentioned in the podcast:
https://www.ipcc.ch/assessment-report/ar6/
https://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA77/A77_R14-en.pdf
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In this episode of Heartbeat of Humanity, MHPSS Technical Advisor Shona Whitton talks to John Richardson about disaster preparedness, disaster resilience and disaster risk reduction. And why it is a problem calling fires, floods and storms ânatural disastersâ.
John Richardson is the Manager of Knowledge Development at the Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience. Prior to his current role, John worked as the National Resilience Advisor with Australian Red Cross for more than 16 years. -
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Dans cet Ă©pisode de Heartbeat of Humanity, Arz Stephan, conseiller technique SMSPSS, sâentretient avec Ahlem Cheffi, conseillĂšre technique de SMSPS, sur les concepts de « dilemme Ă©thique » et de « blessure morale » et sur leur impact sur les travailleurs humanitaires, y compris le personnel et les bĂ©nĂ©voles de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge, qui font souvent partie des premiers intervenants.
Une blessure morale est dĂ©finie comme une dĂ©tresse psychologique qui peut survenir dans le cadre du travail humanitaire, Ă la suite dâune exposition Ă des Ă©vĂ©nements potentiellement moralement prĂ©judiciables qui remettent en question notre morale et nos systĂšmes de croyance.
La blessure morale produit des sentiments dâimpuissance, de dĂ©sespoir et de honte. Le contraste entre la mission altruiste et humaine et les dures rĂ©alitĂ©s auxquelles sont confrontĂ©s les travailleurs humanitaires peut conduire Ă une profonde dĂ©tresse Ă©motionnelle.
Un dilemme Ă©thique se produit lorsque les impĂ©ratifs humanitaires dâaider les autres, de sauver des vies ou dâallĂ©ger la souffrance dâautrui entrent en conflit avec dâautres principes humanitaires comme lâimpartialitĂ© ou la neutralitĂ©. Le dilemme Ă©thique survient lorsque les ressources disponibles, les obligations et les choix dans une situation spĂ©cifique ne permettent pas un rĂ©sultat Ă©thique.---
In this episode of Heartbeat of Humanity, MHPSS Technical Advisors Arz Stephan interviews MHPSS Technical advisor Ahlem Cheffi about the concepts of 'ethical dilemma' and 'moral injury' and how they impact humanitarian workers including Red Cross and Red Crescent staff and volunteers who are oftenamong the first responders.A moral injury is defined as a psychological distress which may happen around humanitarian work, following exposure to potentially morally injurious events that question our values and moral. Moral injury produces feelings of helplessness, despair and shame. The contrast between the altruistic and human mission and the harsh realities faced by aid workers can lead to profound emotional distress.
An ethical dilemma occurs when the humanitarian imperatives to help others, save lives or alleviate suffering conflicts with the other humanitarian principles like the impartially or the neutrality.
The ethical dilemma arises when the available resources, obligations and choices in a specific situation do not allow an ethical outcome.
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In this episode Communication Officer at the IFRC PS Centre, Villads Zahle interviews project manager, Erni Kristiansen and project consultant, Bebbie Petersen about youth to youth Psychological First Aid (PFA) in Greenland.
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In this episode Communication Officer at the IFRC PS Centre, Villads Zahle interviews emergency expert and MHPSS technical advisor, Shona Whitton about the newly published Training Guide on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergencies. Shona outlines the potential of the new guide in the context of her professional experiences in emergencies and the mental health implications for exposed individuals and communities.
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In this episode of Heartbeat of Humanity, Sarah Kate van der Walt, Technical Adviser in the IFRC Psychosocial Centre and Monia Aebersold MHPSS, International Focal Point from the Swiss Red Cross, will be talking with Rebecca Horn Independent MHPSS Specialist on the importance of MHPSS evidence building in the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
The episode introduces the MHPSS Evidence Building Toolkit and discusses challenges of National Societies with evidence-building and shows pathways to overcome these with best practice examples.
MHPSS evidence building toolkit: https://pscentre.org/resource/mhpss-evidence-building-toolkit-repository/MHPSS evidence building report: https://pscentre.org/resource/promoting-mhpss-evidence-building-package-report/IASC MHPSS M&E Helpdesk webpage: https://mehelpdesk.mhpss.net/ -
In this episode Communication Officer at the IFRC PS Centre, Villads Zahle interviews Moaaz Allahham, a young Syrian man forced onto an irregular route to Europe, Maria Marga, an activist working for Collective Aid to assist people on the move at Serbia's border with the EU, and Sarah Harrison, an IFRC PS Centre expert on the pressures, stress and mental health implications of ongoing abuses along EU borders.
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