Mental Health and Psycho-Social Support (MHPSS) Before, During and After Emergencies
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Discover how Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) can be effectively scaled before, during, and after emergencies to strengthen resilience and reduce the long-term impacts of trauma. Learn global best practices, lessons learned from Sierra Leone’s Mental Health Secretariat, and the critical role of public health professionals in integrating MHPSS into preparedness, response, and recovery systems. Gain practical strategies to design and implement trauma-informed interventions, coordinate multisectoral teams, and build human capital for sustainable MHPSS service delivery. By the end, attendees will recognize the importance of embedding MHPSS across emergency cycles and leave with actionable tools to enhance community well-being in crisis and post-crisis settings.
By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Identify the psychological and social impacts of emergencies and explain why MHPSS must be prioritized across preparedness, response, and recovery phases.
- Demonstrate how to integrate MHPSS into public health systems, including emergency preparedness plans, risk communication, and workforce training.
HESPA III Competencies Include:
4.1.9 |Entry| Adopt or adapt existing instruments for collecting data.
5.5.3 |Entry| Use appropriate modalities to collect and manage data.
9.6.4 |Entry| Educate others about the history of the profession, its current status, and its implications for professional practice.
Sponsored by the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE), a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 1.0 total Category I contact education contact hours. Maximum advanced-level continuing education contact hours available for this session is 0. Provider ID #98029 and Activity ID 0126032DL.
Carol Labor
CEO
Women's Wellness Institute
Dr. Carol is the Founder and CEO of the Women’s Wellness Institue, a non-profit organization dedicated to prioritizing the mental and emotional health of women around the world. Dr. Carol is a globally recognized public mental health subject matter expert, practitioner, policy advisor, and innovator in multisectoral settings inclusive of emergency preparedness and response (EPR), SGBV workplace wellness and gender-responsive systems. Dr. Carol is the Founder of the Women’s Wellness Institute, where she leads initiatives and projects in integrating Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS), workforce development, trauma-informed care, women’s health integration, and community-centered healing programs. Dr. Carol is the Vice- Chair for Africa CDC’s High-Level Committee on Non-Communicable Disease (NCDIMH) where she provides high-level contributions to guard the health of the 55 Member States of the African Union; subject matter expert for the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Strategic and Technical Advisory Group on Mental Health, Brain Health and Substance Use (STAG-MNS); and member of the WHO family Intervention Network for Psychosis.
Dr. Labor’s experience spans over 3 decades in people-centered roles inclusive, but not limited to public health, education, emergency response, and government systems, with a focus on creating scalable, culturally grounded models that strengthen wellbeing for women, girls, and marginalized communities. The Women’s Wellness Institute’s signature Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Certified Professional (MHPSS-CP™) program is an accredited global public health workforce development program recognized in over 170 countries. A respected gender-centered mental health expert, facilitator and curriculum architect, she has developed more than two dozen comprehensive training programs—ranging from executive function and somatic healing to threat assessment, community mental health worker certification, and integrative MHPSS for public health professionals.
Known for her visionary leadership, Dr. Carol’s work integrates neuroscience, feminist theory, trauma healing, organizational psychology, and public-sector innovation. She is committed to transforming systems so they honor dignity, equity, and collective mental health care and support before, during, and after crisis.
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