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World Suicide Prevention Day

Heartbeat of Humanity - September 09, 2021 23:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
On World Suicide Day, Communications Officer Jesper Guhle interviews IFRC Psychosocial Centre Technical Advisor Kelly McBride about the causes of suicide and how suicide can be prevented. Kelly McBride is the author of Suicide Prevention and Suicide prevention during COVID-19. The podcast Hear...

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Sleep well!

Heartbeat of Humanity - August 19, 2021 14:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Communications Officer Jesper Guhle interviews Technical Advisor Ea Suzanne Akasha about the importance of sleep. During the interview, Ea mentions several resources about sleep: Sleep well, Humanitarian: https://pscentre.org/?resource=sleep-well Sleep helps you cope in difficult times: https...

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The MHPSS work of ICRC

Heartbeat of Humanity - August 04, 2021 12:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
In this episode of Heartbeat of Humanity, Technical Advisor Sarah Harrison interviews Milena Osorio, MHPSS Programme Coordinator at the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC). They talk about ICRC's MHPSS work, the populations they seek to assist, the delegates or staff providing services a...

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Supporting Red Cross Red Crescent National Societies in the Balkans

Heartbeat of Humanity - July 08, 2021 11:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Communications Officer Jesper Guhle interviews Technical Advisor Sarah Harrison about her journey to North Macedonia to conduct a training on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergencies for 5 National Societies from the Balkan region. The training was co-facilitated with IFRC’s MHPSS D...

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The Hopeful, Healthy & Happy Living & Learning Toolkit

Heartbeat of Humanity - June 04, 2021 14:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
In this episode, Sarah Harrison, Technical Advisor for the PS Centre, interviews the authors of the newly released “A Hopeful, Healthy, and Happy Living and Learning toolkit," designed to facilitate support for children, parents/caregivers and teachers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Listen t...

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MHPSS in the Africa Region with Alex Ssimbwa

Heartbeat of Humanity - June 02, 2021 12:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
In this episode of Heartbeat of Humanity, technical advisor at the IFRC Psychosocial Centre Anouk Boschma interviews Alex Ssimbwa, the regional IFRC MHPSS delegate for the African region, who shares his passion for MHPSS and experience with working in the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement.  This ...

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Scalable Psychological Interventions

Heartbeat of Humanity - May 04, 2021 07:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
In this episode of Heartbeat of Humanity, technical advisor at the IFRC Psychosocial Centre Sarah Harrison explores the term ‘Scalable Psychological Interventions’, also known as low-intensity psychological interventions. This episode does not include guests, but rather takes a deep dive into th...

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Pandemic fatigue

Heartbeat of Humanity - April 27, 2021 10:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
In this episode of Heartbeat of Humanity, technical advisor at the IFRC Psychosocial Centre Sarah Harrison interviews Dr. Eliza Cheung, also a technical advisor at the IFRC Psychosocial Centre, based in Hong Kong about the concept of pandemic fatigue and the results of a survey recently conducte...

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Cultural adaptation of Group Problem Management Plus

Heartbeat of Humanity - April 22, 2021 08:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
In this episode of Heartbeat of Humanity, technical advisor at the IFRC Psychosocial Centre Sarah Harrison interviews Dr. Michelle Engels, also a technical advisor at the IFRC Psychosocial Centre.  This episode explores the process behind the cultural adaptation of the Group Problem Management P...

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Implementación de Manejando tus Problemas en Colombia / Implementation of PM+ in Colombia

Heartbeat of Humanity - April 08, 2021 07:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Carmen Valle-Trabadelo, asesora técnica del Centro de ReferenciaPsicosocial de la Federación Internacional de la Cruz Roja, entrevista a Camila Perera, Asesora de investigación del centro de investigatión de UNICEF, INOCENTI; y Joyce Jalinne Caballero Bernal, oficial de Salud Mental y Apoyo Psic...

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Online Problem Management Plus training during COVID-19

Heartbeat of Humanity - March 31, 2021 07:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Kelly McBride, Technical Advisor for the IFRC Reference Centre for Psychosocial Support, interviews dr. Adam Brown, Director of Trauma and Global Mental Health Lab, Department of Psychology at the New School for Social Research in New York, Orso Muneghina, SOS Children’s Villages International’s...

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Mental health of young adults during COVID-19

Heartbeat of Humanity - March 18, 2021 12:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Ea Suzanne Akasha, technical advisor at the IFRC PS Centre, interviews professor Dr. Barbara Juen, technical manager of the psychosocial services at the Austrian Red Cross and scientific advisor to ENPS , and psychologist Vanessa Kulcar, about young adult s’ mental health during COVID-19.

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Women and leadership

Heartbeat of Humanity - March 08, 2021 08:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
 On 8 March, International Women’s Day,  PS Centre Communication Assistant Barbara Levin asks  Nana Wiedemann,  Director of the IFRC Reference Centre for psychosocial support, to reflect on being a female leader and what it takes for women to become leaders today.

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MHPSS and protection

Heartbeat of Humanity - March 03, 2021 23:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
 In this episode of Heartbeat of Humanity, PS Centre Technical Adviser Sarah Harrison and UNHCR’s Senior Mental Health Officer Peter Ventevogel discuss the links between protection work and mental health and psychosocial support within the context of forced migration. 

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Psychological First Aid for all!

Heartbeat of Humanity - December 17, 2020 05:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Ea Suzanne Akasha, technical advisor at the IFRC Psycosocial Centre, interviews Melanie Powell, technical MHPSS technical advisor at PS Centre and MHPSS Programme Manager for Icelandic Red Cross. Ea and Mel discuss the Psychological First Aid for All pledge, which Icelandic Red Cross signed in D...

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Advocating for MHPSS

Heartbeat of Humanity - December 10, 2020 08:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
A conversation about MHPSS advocacy between MHPSS technical advisor Sarah Harrison, independent consultant on MHPSS in emergency settings Marggriet Blauw and cognitive psychologist and child's rights advocat Eamon Hanson.

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Interview w dr. Barbara Juen part 2: How can we increase resilience during and after COVID-19?

Heartbeat of Humanity - December 03, 2020 08:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Ea Suzanne Akasha, technical advisor at the IFRC PS Centre, interviews professor dr. Barbara Juen, technical manager of the psychosocial services at the Austrian Red Cross and scientific advisor to ENPS and IFRC PS Centre, about the psychosocial effects during COVID-19.

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Interview w dr. Barbara Juen part 1: ABC of disasters and research findings applied to COVID-19

Heartbeat of Humanity - November 26, 2020 08:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Ea Suzanne Akasha, technical advisor at the IFRC PS Centre, interviews professor dr. Barbara Juen, technical manager of the psychosocial services at the Austrian Red Cross and scientific advisor to ENPS and IFRC PS Centre, about the psychosocial effects during COVID-19.

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Caring for staff and volunteers part 2

Heartbeat of Humanity - November 19, 2020 08:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
In this second episode of the Heartbeat of Humanity podcast produced by the IFRC Reference Centre for Psychosocial Support, technical advisor Sarah Harrison continues to explore how we can better care for staff and volunteers in the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement.   In this episode Srah intervi...

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Caring for staff and volunteers part 1

Heartbeat of Humanity - November 13, 2020 07:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
In this first episode of the Heartbeat of Humanity podcast produced by the IFRC Reference Centre for Psychosocial Support, technical advisor Sarah Harrison explores how we can better care for staff and volunteers in the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement.   Through interviews with Dick Clomén, Pro...

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