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Red Cross Red Crescent relations with EU civil protection actors for international activities

This position paper aims to clarify how National Red Cross Societies can engage with EU Member States in civil protection initiatives outside the EU.
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Breaking stigmas around mental health

Traumatic experiences have an impact in the mental health of people. The Red Cross is providing psychological first aid and mental health services to those who had to leave their homes in Ukraine.
"No one crosses that jungle without a dream”- braving the Darien Gap in search of a better future

Hundreds of thousands of people are crossing the Darien Gap every year in search of safety and opportunity. Meet Karen, Francis, Angel, Yennifer and Luis.
Compassion Meets Action: A New Kind of Homeless Shelter

The Portuguese Red Cross runs an innovative shelter for people experiencing homelessness and their pet dogs.
Supporting migrants throughout their journeys

Humanitarian Service Points are neutral spaces where migrants can access a wide range of humanitarian support and services, regardless of their migration status and wherever they are on their journeys.
Bridging the gaps

The EU Bridge programme aims to strengthen the capacities and capabilities of the Azerbaijan Red Crescent Society, as well as other relevant stakeholders in the country, to tackle the impact of humanitarian crises in Azerbaijan.
Strengthening health services in rural Romania

The Romanian Red Cross is bringing health services closer to people to strengthen strained services and ensure that everyone has access to healthcare.
Strengthening capacities that provide life opportunities

The Colombian Red Cross, in collaboration with the Spanish Red Cross, supports both migrants and vulnerable host communities, especially women and children, to address the humanitarian and protection needs of families.
Reunification pathways for integration

With support from the EU Asylum, Migration and Integration fund, the Red Cross is working to assess key obstacles to family reunification and help to reunite family members of refugees and beneficiaries of international protection in Europe.
Medical assistance to people displaced from Ukraine

In response to the escalation of the Russia-Ukraine international armed conflict, the Bulgarian Red Cross operates helplines for health and psychosocial support to ensure that people displaced from Ukraine have access to healthcare.
Supporting migrants along the shores of northern France

Before attempting to cross the English Channel, people in search of safety often strand in camps along the northern coast of France. To address their needs, the French Red Cross provides support to unaccompanied children, health services, and family reunification.
Fostering action and support to trafficked persons

To improve the identification capacities of trafficking survivors, and support survivors in their journey from healing to integration in their new homes, several National Red Cross Societies and other partners joined forces in the FAST project.
Promoting resilient neighbourhoods to overcome vulnerability

The ‘Socially Sustainable Cities’ programme by the Swedish Red Cross aims to contribute to improving the situation for people living in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas and to countering the structural causes of inequality.
Arriving and receiving communities, key elements of a two-way integration approach

FOCUS engaged with different actors to explore the socioeconomic and sociopsychological dimensions of integration in the span of the last decade identifying four core principles that maximise the potential for sustainable two-way integration processes.
Healing by doing – promoting mental health among beneficiaries of international protection

To improve the mental health of survivors of psychological trauma such as human trafficking or violence during the migratory route, ALIN by the Luxembourg Red Cross offers a range of activities.
Holistic and sustainable assistance for people living with a disability

To combat the social exclusion of people living with a disability, the Croatian Red Cross established the daily-care centre, which offers services such as transport, accommodation, healthcare, psychosocial support & leisure activities.
Lay Home Care: promoting healthy and active ageing

Amid an ageing population in Slovenia, the Slovenian Red Cross supports healthy ageing by offering an educational programme for adults who have older people in their lives, providing knowledge & skills in caring for a person with specific needs.
Healthcare, therapy, and education in an inclusive family atmosphere

Children with a disability are particularly vulnerable to discrimination. The Cyprus Red Cross operates a therapy centre providing healthcare, therapeutic assistance & opportunities for disabled children to learn and thrive.
Managing the "Double Epidemic"

To prevent and respond to the spread of COVID-19 and other epidemics, the Guinean Red Cross and French Red Cross are supporting regional health directorates and strengthening local epidemic management capacities.
Preparing schools and kindergartens for hazards

The 'Safer Schools and Kindergartens' Project by several Red Cross Societies aims to train children in first aid and prepare them for hazards.
Empowered through business incubators

Roma and Egyptians represent the most vulnerable national minority in Montenegro. With help from the Italian Red Cross, the Red Cross of Montenegro established the first business incubators for Roma and Egyptian entrepreneurs in Camp Konik, near Montenegro´s capital Podgorica.
Accompanying children to visit their parents in prison, key to maintain family ties

Since 2004, the Belgian Red Cross has trained, supported and coordinated over 1,170 volunteers who have helped 3,000 girls and boys to re-establish ties with their relatives deprived of their liberty.
You are not alone

An Italian Red Cross hotline service helps people struggling with loneliness and provides them with support through difficult times.
Promoting the role of citizens in civil protection

A project led by the Austrian Red Cross aims to strengthen cooperation between Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine in the field of disaster preparedness and response.
Community Based Health and First Aid

Running since 2009, the Irish Red Cross' CBHFA programme is a unique approach to improving community health, hygiene awareness, and first aid skills in prisons through volunteer inmates as peer-to-peer educators.
MADAD: Responding to the Syrian crisis together

A Danish Red Cross-project aims to assist Syrian refugees, internally displaced people, and host communities in five countries neighbouring Syria.
Assisting Venezuelans on the move

The Red Cross is implementing a humanitarian assistance project to help people affected by the Venezuelan crisis.
Youth Shelters in Finland

The Finnish Red Cross works to provide a safe and supportive space to help young people find shelter, protection, or advice in times of personal crisis.
Providing physical rehabilitation and psychosocial support in war-torn Syria

Danish Red Cross-led project with the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) aims to reconstruct health care facilities, deliver physical rehabilitation to people with long-term disabilities, and provide psychosocial support.
Improving support for witnesses of crimes

The Witness Support Service of the Norwegian Red Cross provides emotional support and advice to those involved in court proceedings.
Psychosocial support in complex emergencies across Europe

A multinational project that aims to improve the disaster response capacities of European emergency and volunteer organisations.
Improving migrants’ access to rights and services through coordinated civil society action

Through innovative thinking and coordinated efforts, the Rights of Migrants in Action project addressed the specific needs of thousands of migrant domestic workers and victims of human trafficking.
Displaced in their own city: supporting people in Mosul

Hygiene promotion and the provision of clean water, non-food items, and healthcare are amongst the services being offered by Red Cross Red Crescent partners.
Specialised care at Belgian reception centres for asylum seekers

The Belgian Red Cross welcomes people with a range of support services, including psychosocial assistance.
Solace and support for survivors of domestic abuse

The Danish Red Cross, Hungarian Red Cross, Romanian Red Cross, and Bulgarian Red Cross are strengthening psychological approaches and practices to strengthen the resilience of women and children who have experienced domestic violence.
Enhancing capacities to respond to human trafficking

An initiative to increase understanding of human trafficking in the EU and equip frontline practitioners to recognise it and provide tailored support.
Community building and inclusion in Germany

The German Red Cross promotes social inclusion for migrants by arranging swimming lessons, a second-hand bike service, language classes, and support with asylum claims, as part of their long-term strategy to support migrant integration in Germany.

Search results for “Psychosocial Support”

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Red Cross Red Crescent relations with EU civil protection actors for international activities

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Drawing hard but valuable lessons from the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine

From crisis to care: why mental health and psychosocial support saves lives in emergencies

Dignity and Resilience at the Heart of EU Asylum Reception

Time to invest in psychosocial support: how social action supports mental health and well-being

Housing as a cornerstone of social inclusion

Supporting the mental health of people affected by the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine

Safe but uncertain: two years after displacement from Ukraine

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Bringing health care into communities

Raising awareness about the importance of health

No health without mental health: the EU’s long-awaited comprehensive approach to mental health

Supporting people in Ukraine and beyond - the Czech Red Cross response

How Red Cross societies across Europe are working to end homelessness

Europe on fire – the importance of climate change adaptation

Perspectives from the EU’s eastern border

A collaborative response to address the needs of people displaced by the Ukrainian conflict

Red Cross extends support to families separated by violence and conflict

Conflict in Ukraine and displacement to Europe: the Red Cross response

First European Humanitarian Forum: improving assistance and collaboration to address needs

Promoting people-centred approaches to provide high-quality long-term care services

Converging Approaches to Combatting Homelessness in Europe

The dignity and rights of people must be upheld at the EU’s eastern border

Happening here and now: Europe in the face of extreme weather events

Red Cross steps up support to Venezuelan migrants

Volunteering to facilitate social inclusion

Covid-19 Conversations: Restoring Family Links

Massive surge in volunteer numbers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Red Cross expands COVID-19 testing in 7 European countries with €35.5 million EU support

Delivering FEAD beyond 2020: achievements, challenges and lessons learned to support the most deprived

COVID-19 conversations: Stay safe while helping others

COVID-19 conversations: The socio-economic crisis is worrying

COVID-19 conversations: Mental health will remain a challenge in the long run

COVID-19 conversations: Digital or face-to-face help?

COVID-19 conversations: How to tackle rising needs and stigma

World Humanitarian Day: real life heroes amid growing conflicts, natural disasters and epidemics

A triple emergency in Lebanon: the Beirut explosion, COVID-19 and an economic crisis

Syria: violence, COVID-19 and access constraints

Enhanced post-earthquake support to Albania

Reducing the use of immigration detention: lessons from Bulgaria

The future of the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund

Increasing preparedness in the Baltic Sea Region

Increasing numbers of asylum seekers facing challenges in Cyprus

Treating migrants and refugees with trauma in Sweden

An emerging humanitarian crisis at the EU’s border

Mental Health Matters

Mental health and psychosocial support

Syria: an ongoing and acute humanitarian emergency

Improving the reception of asylum seekers in the EU

Supporting trafficked people with dignity, kindness and respect

Strengthening the social impact of food and material assistance through accompanying measures

Arctic emergency response calls for cooperation and pre-planning

Red Cross leaders call for sustainable and responsible migration policies

Supporting Niger, key cross-road of migrations to the EU via Libya

Madagascar plague: a no-regrets response

Working together to assist particularly vulnerable migrants

Hurricane Irma: Red Cross preparation and response

New programme to assist Syrian refugees in neighbouring countries

EU funding for the integration of migrants

First FEAD Network Meeting: Motivating, coordinating and training volunteers

World Disasters Report 2016 - Resilience: Saving lives today, investing for tomorrow

Reception of asylum seekers: a crucial step towards a new life

Developing capacities to identify and respond to the needs of victims

Responders provide vital support to victims and their families

Reform of the EU Asylum System: An Opportunity to Regain Leadership in Refugee Protection

IFRC doubles support for migrants stranded in Greece

Red Cross EU Office Director speaks at the European Parliament on the integration of refugees

The Rain Couldn’t Extinguish the Torchlights at Solferino

Reception of asylum seekers: dignified standards must be maintained across the European Union

French Red Cross responds to Paris terror attacks

Nepal Earthquake: six months on

Spanish Red Cross received EU Health Award

European Commission staff donation to the Red Cross

21 Red Cross National Societies in the European Union call for more legal avenues to access protection

36 activities

Breaking stigmas around mental health

"No one crosses that jungle without a dream”- braving the Darien Gap in search of a better future