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HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS | TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

Humanitarian Organizations Active in International Disaster Response (Organizations and agencies listed here collaborated on the development of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings)

* ActionAid International
* CARE Austria
* CARE USA
* Christian Children’s Fund (CCF)
* HealthNet-TPO
* International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC)
* International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
* International Medical Corps (IMC)
* International Organization for Migration (IOM)
* International Rescue Committee (IRC)
* Médicos del Mundo (MdM-Spain)
* Médecins Sans Frontières Holland (MSF-Holland)
* Mercy Corps
* Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
* Oxfam GB
* Refugees Education Trust (RET)
* Save the Children USA (SC–USA)
* Save the Children UK (SC-UK)
* United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
* United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
* United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
* World Food Programme (WFP)
* World Health Organization (WHO)

Disaster Mental Health Training Opportunities

The North Carolina Disaster Response Network (Eight 30-minute online modules)

University of South Dakota Disaster Mental Health Institute Summer Intensive Program, 2008

Federal Emergency Management Agency - National Incident Management System (NIMS)

American Red Cross – Foundations of Disaster Mental Health

National Organization for Victims Assistance - Crisis Response Training Program

Disaster Mental Health Training for Community Settings