Heartbeat of Humanity
Heartbeat of Humanity is a podcast about mental health and psychosocial support. The podcast 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. The podcast is produced by the Psychosocial Centre, an IFRC reference centre providing service to the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement. The Psychosocial Centre assists in facilitating mental health and psychosocial support, promotes psychosocial wellbeing for affected groups, staff and volunteers, and increases awareness of psychological reactions in times of crisis or social disruption.
Heartbeat of Humanity
Mental Health and Youth
In this episode of Heartbeat of Humanity, Communications Officer Trine Rosa Larsen is warming up to October 10 (World Mental Health Day 2023) by interviewing three very different people who work with MHPSS and youth. Take a listen to Louise Graabæk (Danish Red Cross Youth), Paul Klahre (World Organisation of the Scout Movement), and Fouad Sayed Issa (Head of Violet - a youth volunteer-run organisation in Syria) when they talk about why it is important to involve young people in MHPSS, how to do it, and what some of the mental health challenges faced by youth are today.
Do you want to know more? See the resources below:
- Danish Red Cross Youth tool - PFA for young peers (2023)
- Scouts in humanitarian response for Ukraine, Six month Situation Report April - August 2022 https://reliefweb.int/report/ukraine/uact-scouts-humanitarian-response-ukraine-six-month-situation-report-april-august-2022
- Global Youth Mobilization. Final Impact Report - Executive Summary. 2023. https://globalyouthmobilization.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GYM-Executive-Summary-2023.pdf
- WHO Youth Council: https://www.who.int/initiatives/who-youth-engagement/who-youth-council