Healing Together: Mental wellbeing through child, youth and family participation and peer supportS2 #2

In this webinar, we explore how to centre the power of meaningful participation of children, youth and caregivers sharing refugee, IDP and host community case examples:

  • Meaningful participation of children and young people in humanitarian contexts and beyond,
    • Victor Ugo, Senior MHPSS Advisor, MHPSS Collaborative
  • Caregivers’ views on the significance of their participation in MHPSS activities
    • Abdel Karim Khader, Global MHPSS Adviser for the Middle East, Jordan, International Medical Corps (IMC)
  • Unity in Care: Advancing Mental Health Support Systems for Vulnerable Children and Youth.  A two-year EU co-funded project implemented by  Terre des hommes and Nisma ARSIS
    • Anastasiia Doroshenko, Regional Child Protection Advisor for Europe, Terre des hommes
  • Promoting Youth Participation and MHPSS through Adolescent Peer Support Groups
    • F. Boffa Washington Beyslow, MHPSS Head of Department, Liberia, Action contre la faim (ACF)

Moderators:  Marie Dahl and Suzan Song, MHPSS Collaborative

The Wednesday for Wellbeing is a series of webinars started in 2024 spotlighting diverse approaches for children, youth, and families’ mental health and wellbeing in humanitarian settings. 

The Wednesday for Wellbeing is a series of webinars started in 2024 spotlighting diverse approaches for children, youth, and families’ mental health and wellbeing in humanitarian settings.  

The series is planned and presented by the members of the Child and Family Thematic Group under the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) MHPSS Reference Group, co-chaired by UNICEF and the MHPSS Collaborative.

Keep an eye on our LinkedIn page to keep up to date with upcoming webinars in 2025.

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