Essays about: "MHPSS"

Found 3 essays containing the word MHPSS.

  1. 1. Challenges and Opportunities for Culturally Sensitive Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in the African Context

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Amanda Amigues; [2022]
    Keywords : Mental Health and Psychosocial Support MHPSS ; Cultural and faith sensitivity; Faith-related coping mechanisms; Faith-based and traditional actors; Stigmatization;

    Abstract : Mental Health and Psychosocial Support is a growing field of intervention in humanitarian assistance worldwide. The influence of culture and faith in individual and collective coping mechanisms and recovery processes has brought scholars to emphasize the need for MHPSS programming to adopt a cultural and faith sensitive approach to increase the cultural relevance and efficacity of interventions. READ MORE

  3. 2. Can All Humanitarian Workers Access the Same Support and is that Support Effective? : A qualitative study of MHPSS for staff in humanitarian organizations

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Isabelle Rehnström; [2022]
    Keywords : Humanitarian workers; mental health; mental well-being; stress management; humanitarian organizations.;

    Abstract : Humanitarian workers often operate in high-risk environments, including warzones, environmental disasters, and outbreaks of infectious diseases, amongst others. Research shows that the mental health of any worker is affected when exposed to high levels of negative stress for some time. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Integration of Religion and Spirituality by Humanitarian Organisations in Indonesia : A Qualitative Case Study on the Provision of MHPSS after Disaster

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Fabian Alexander Pfeiffer; [2019]
    Keywords : MHPSS; Indonesia; religion; spirituality; disaster; humanitarian action; MHPSS; Indonesien; religion; spiritualitet; katastrof; humanitärt bistånd;

    Abstract : Although growing scientific evidence has highlighted beneficial effects of religion and spirituality on mental health and psychosocial well-being, the integration of religious and spiritual needs with mental health and psychosocial support in humanitarian contexts has been identified as a gap. Accordingly, this can be linked to a lack of official related guidelines of how to address these concepts in the humanitarian sector. READ MORE