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Let’s Play! Save the Children and Play: Guidance Note

The purpose of this guidance note is to provide a framework and guidance for Save the Children’s work with play. It focuses primarily on our programmatic work with children, from babies to adolescents and provides content for advocacy work. The final section looks to spark a conversation…

Working with other sectors to enhance outcomes of MHPSS elements of child protection: An introductory guide for child protection practitioners

Per the IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings, MHPSS is not a stand-alone area, but one that should be integrated into all sectors. Robust cooperation across all sectors is needed for MHPSS to produce the desired outcomes. Collaboration between child…

General Support Group Curriculum

This General Support Group Curriculum is a guidance and orientation package focused on support group interventions for children, adolescents, and families who require basic emotional and practical support in humanitarian settings.  This guidance intends to be a basis for training and orientation…

Guide to Violence Prevention and Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Resources

I Support My Friends: A training for children and adolescents on how to support a friend in distress

Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action, 2019 edition

Psychosocial Support: Facilitating psychosocial wellbeing and social and emotional learning (Guidance note)

Operational Guidelines on Community Based Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Humanitarian Settings: Three-tiered support for children and families (field test version)

Inter-Agency Referral Form and Guidance Note

A Common Monitoring and Evaluation Framework for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings: Field test version