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E-courses
10 October 2024

Community-Based Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergencies and Displacement

This course is designed to support MHPSS managers and experts involved in the design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of community-based mental health and psychosocial support programs in emergency and displacement settings within humanitarian responses. Drawing from the IOM Manual on Community-Based Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in...
E-courses
10 October 2024

Mental Health and Psychosocial Support and Migration Awareness Raising

This online course on Mental Health, Psychosocial Support, and Migration Awareness Raising is designed to enhance understanding of the mental health challenges faced by migrants. It will equip participants with essential resources to better comprehend the psychological impacts of migration, while also focusing on strengthening interpersonal and communication...
Guideline
10 October 2024

IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings

Armed conflicts and natural disasters cause significant psychological and social suffering to affected populations. The psychological and social impacts of emergencies may be acute in the short term, but they can also undermine the long-term mental health and psychosocial well-being of the affected population. These impacts may threaten peace, human rights...
Guideline
10 October 2024

IASC Community-Based Approaches to MHPSS Programmes: A Guidance Note

Community-based approaches to Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (CB MHPSS) in emergencies are based on the understanding that communities can be drivers for their own care and change and should be meaningfully involved in all stages of MHPSS responses. Emergency-affected people are first and foremost to be viewed as active participants in improving...
Report
10 October 2024

CONECTA Abordajes de apoyo psicológico remoto para migrantes de difícil acceso

El documento expone las principales causas de la dificultad de acceso a los servicios de Salud Mental y Apoyo Psicosocial (SMAPS) para migrantes en América Latina y el Caribe. También se generan propuestas de evaluación y atención, delineando los lineamientos operativos que debe incorporar el abordaje psicológico. Tomando en cuenta que los programas de SMAPS...
Initiative

World Mental Health Day | MHPSS resources and tools

Mental health challenges and psychosocial stressors can negatively impact migrants' well-being. Many of the challenges they face are exacerbated by barriers to accessing essential services and support networks. Access the latest resources.
Article

Mental Health and Empowerment at the Forefront of the Assistance Provided to Victims of Trafficking

Joint Call for Practices by the Migrant Protection Platform and the Network's Hub For this year’s World Day Against Trafficking in Persons (WADiP), under the theme “Leave No Child Behind in the Fight Against Human Trafficking”, the Platform and the Migration Network Hub   launched a Joint Call for Practices of programmes and policies relevant to Objective 10...
Report
22 August 2024

Return and Reintegration Key Highlights 2023

This document provides a comprehensive summary of the trends, developments and associated activities concerning the International Organization for Migration's (IOM) return and reintegration efforts in 2023. The report includes detailed statistical summaries at both regional and country levels. Additionally, it highlights innovative approaches implemented by...
Report
19 August 2024

Migrants’ Right to Health – Legal and Policy Instruments Related to Migrants’ Access to Health Care, Social Protection and Labour in Selected East African Countries

The Eastern and Horn of Africa region is one of the world’s most dynamic areas in terms of migration, driven by a complex interplay of economic, social, and security factors. Migrants and mobile populations in this region face numerous challenges in accessing essential healthcare services, including the absence of migrant-inclusive healthcare laws and...
Study
06 August 2024

Social Cost of Migration on Children Left Behind: Research Summary

The study shows that Migration often results in fragmented families, with children separated from their parents for extended periods. This separation exposes children to significant psychological, educational, and social challenges, defined as "social costs", arising from parental migration. Therefore, this study focus on the welfare of children whose...
Report
18 July 2024

Assessment on Barriers in Access to GBV Support Services in Isabel Province, Solomon Islands

IOM conducted an assessment in 2022 across ten communities in Isabel Province, Solomon Islands, to identify gaps and challenges in accessing SafeNet services for survivors of gender-based violence (GBV). The evaluation aimed to provide a comprehensive understanding of the barriers faced by survivors in obtaining essential support services, including medical...
Article (issue/policy brief, journal, blog, etc.)
26 March 2024

Strengthening faith-sensitive mental health and psychosocial support for children on the move

This Policy Brief represents the reflections of more than 120 practitioners, policy-makers, academics and faith representatives engaged in work with displaced and migrating children from Syria, Ukraine and Latin America. In a series of consultations, this body identified three barriers hindering access of children on the move to mental health and...
Guideline
14 March 2024

Lineamientos regionales para la inclusión social de sobrevivientes de la trata de personas en las Américas

Estos lineamientos regionales constituyen una guía de referencia no vinculante con información y orientación sobre las intervenciones y acciones que deben estar presentes en el diseño e implementación de estrategias para la inclusión social efectiva de sobrevivientes de la trata de personas. Están dirigidas principalmente a las autoridades gubernamentales y...
Report
14 February 2024

Unaccompanied Children in the Gaza Strip

In the Gaza Strip, over 2.2 million individuals, including half children, lack reliable access to essential services. Preceding the recent crisis, more than 543,000 children required mental health and psychosocial support due to repeated armed conflicts since 2008 and the Gaza Strip's closure since 2007, leading to ongoing uncertainty and protection issues...