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Mental health and psychosocial support

A state of well-being in which an individual can realise their potential, cope with the normal stresses of life, work productively and contribute to their community.

Médecins du Monde refers to the WHO definition: Mental health is ‘a state of well-being in which an individual realises his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and is able to make a contribution to his or her community’.

In this positive sense, mental health is the foundation of an individual’s well-being and the proper functioning of a community. It also encompasses the promotion of well-being, the prevention of mental disorders, and the treatment and recovery of people with these disorders.

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MHPS

Médecins du Monde focuses on the factors that influence mental health and targets situations of psychological vulnerability. We work to strengthen individual and collective capacities for action by involving the people concerned and their communities in the implementation of appropriate public health responses.

Psychosocial support

Psychosocial well-being refers to the capacity of individuals, families or communities to draw on cognitive, emotional and spiritual strengths combined with positive social relationships. This state of well-being motivates the development of life skills that enable individuals, families or communities to understand and participate in their environment, and to make positive choices that give hope for the future. Psychosocial support therefore refers to activities that address the psychological and social needs of individuals, families, groups and communities, usually in situations of adversity.

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[**MHPS at MdM:**] our actions in terms of psychosocial support

MHPS at MdM: our actions in terms of psychosocial support

Targeting situations of vulnerability

The history of programmes, through significant conflicts, has led to a vision of MHPC that links psychological distress and vulnerability to the social and political factors of these crises.

Today, MdM works in a variety of contexts and with diverse populations, both in Switzerland and internationally, where people are highly vulnerable. Thus, MHPC interventions are not only aimed at supporting people suffering from specific disorders, but also at supporting all those affected by psychological vulnerability, particularly for the purpose of prevention.

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Strengthening collective skills as a priority: a pillar of psychosocial support

The majority of people affected by a crisis or in a situation of high vulnerability will not necessarily need specific mental health support: all affected groups and individuals have their own resources.

One of the key principles of intervention is therefore to activate these resources in order to strengthen individual and community resilience and capacities, and to support mutual aid.

Where possible, it is important to support the simultaneous capacity building of individuals, civil society and institutions to implement an appropriate MHPR response.

The overall empowerment of all actors in society (individuals, communities and institutions) is central to our interventions.

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Mental health and psychosocial support

A state of well-being in which an individual can realise their potential, cope with the normal stresses of life, work productively and contribute to their community.

Psychosocial support

Our actions

MHPS at MdM: our actions in terms of psychosocial support

Strengthening collective skills as a priority: a pillar of psychosocial support

Here and there

Benin

Cameroon

Haiti

Morocco

Mexico

Palestine

Ukraine

Zimbabwe

Reports & Publications

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