Status Active

Year started 2024

This online course from the World Health Organization's Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean provides an overview of how humanitarian workers can support their communities by providing appropriate mental health and psychosocial support during emergencies. The online course also covers how to address the needs of older people during emergency situations in the subsection on caring for vulnerable populations.

Objectives

In this course you will learn about: (1) the impact of emergencies on mental health; (2) promoting mental health literacy to fight stigma and discrimination; (3) providing basic psychosocial interventions; (4) referring individuals in need of specialised care; and (5) self care.

Who is this training programme for?

This online course is for all workers and professionals who are working in humanitarian or emergency situations. The course is made specifically for the Eastern Mediterranean region, but the course is also useful for humanitarian workers working in all regions of the world. The online course is provided free of charge.