Heartbeat of Humanity

Mental Health and Youth

The IFRC Psychosocial Centre Season 6 Episode 10

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