Heartbeat of Humanity
Heartbeat of Humanity is a podcast about mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS). 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 Red Cross Red Crescent Movement MHPSS Hub supporting the RCRC Movement by providing mental health, psychosocial support, and capacity-building initiatives. Hosted by the Danish Red Cross (DRC), the Hub is a collaborative partnership involving the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), and the DRC.
Episodes
65 episodes
Feeling responsible for the safety of colleagues in a shrinking humanitarian space: the Crisis Communicator
In this second 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 former Communication Team lead for a large...
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Season 9
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Episode 5
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26:22
Feeling responsible for the safety of colleagues in a shrinking humanitarian space: the Security Adviser
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, ...
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Season 9
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Episode 4
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34:45
Working with children with missing family members
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 children’s wellbeing in the context of families of the missing. Too often, the nee...
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Season 9
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Episode 3
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35:38
Ambiguous Loss in the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement
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 ...
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Season 9
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Episode 2
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28:16
Ambiguous loss
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 au...
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Season 9
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Episode 1
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31:26
Memory and legacy of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami
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 memori...
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Season 8
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Episode 9
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21:08
Reflecting on the impact of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami on global MHPSS practice
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...
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Season 8
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Episode 8
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46:55
MHPSS responses to the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami in Sri Lanka
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 G...
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Season 8
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Episode 7
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41:47
Health responses to the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami in Indonesia
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 Dewind...
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Season 8
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Episode 6
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30:43
Caring for Staff and Volunteers: When your workplace is a warzone - voices from the field - Arabic
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 ...
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Season 8
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Episode 5
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47:56
Duty of care: supportive supervision for staff and volunteers - Arabic
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 co...
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Season 8
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Episode 4
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40:37
Community disaster resilience
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 Resilien...
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Season 8
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Episode 4
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33:21
Mental health and the climate crisis
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...
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Season 8
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Episode 3
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32:39
Disaster preparedness and disaster resilience
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 ‘nat...
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Season 8
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Episode 2
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43:38
Blessures morales et dilemmes Éthiques
English text belowDans cet épisode de Heartbeat of Humanity, Arz Stephan, conseiller technique SMSPSS, s’entretient avec Ahlem Cheffi, conseillère technique de SMSPS, sur les concepts de « dilemme éthique » et de « blessure mor...
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Season 8
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Episode 1
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22:29
PFA training for youth in Greenland
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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Season 7
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Episode 5
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25:34
Presenting Training Guide on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergencies
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....
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Season 7
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Episode 4
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25:36
MHPSS evidence building in the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
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 MH...
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Season 7
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Episode 3
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36:22
Trauma and abuse along the EU borders
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 ...
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Season 7
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Episode 2
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45:43
Kenya Red Cross' new MHPSS framework and mental health stigma in Kenya
In this episode of Heartbeat of Humanity, Communications Officer Trine Rosa Larsen interviews Kenya Red Cross MHPSS practitioners Soony Wendy, Leyla Semkiwa, and Albert Migowa about the new KRCS MHPSS Framework, operating the toll-free 1199 hel...
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Season 7
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Episode 1
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45:38
Survivor Guilt and Moral Injury
In this episode of Heartbeat of Humanity, Communications Officer Jesper Guhle interviews MHPSS Technical Advisors Arz Stephan and Anna Goloktionova about the concepts of 'survivor guilt' and 'moral injury' and how they impact people inclu...
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Season 6
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Episode 14
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23:48
Supporting children during conflicts or disasters
In this episode of Heartbeat of Humanity, IFRC Psychosocial Centre Technical Advisor Ea Suzanne Akasha talks to Mozhdeh Ghasemiyani, psychosocial focal point at MSF Denmark, about how we can support children during conflicts or disasters.
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Season 6
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Episode 13
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30:31
Introducing the Mental Health & Psychosocial Support in Humanitarian Emergencies micro-credential
In this episode of Heartbeat of Humanity, Head of MHPSS Technical Unit Sarah Harrison and Dr. Frédérique Vallières, Associate Professor of Psychology and Director of the Trinity Centre of Global Health, introduce the Mental Health & Psychos...
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Season 6
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Episode 12
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11:03
Memorials and Healing
In this episode of Heartbeat of Humanity, Communications Officer Trine Rosa Larsen interviews MHPSS Technical Advisor Shona Whitton about memorials, what they are, and what are some of the things that should be considered when wanting to achiev...
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Season 6
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Episode 11
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29:03
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 Gra...
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Season 6
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Episode 10
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36:20
