Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (DSS MHPSS)

The Dutch Surge Support – Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (DSS MHPSS) programme aims to provide relevant expertise to set up coordination structures to provide mental health and psychosocial support during natural disasters and emergencies caused by armed conflict, violence and influx of refugees.

A request for support during or shortly after a humanitarian crisis can be submitted by international humanitarian organisations, such as WHO, IOM, and UNHCR. For the DSS MHPSS programme, the Netherlands Enterprise Agency has standby agreements with these international organisations to provide surge support upon request.

In order to facilitate a quick response to support requests, DSS MHPSS has a database of motivated MHPSS professionals from all over the world, who want to share their knowledge and skills in emergency and relief operations.

For more information: Mental Health and Psychosocial Support - MHPSS Surge Mechanism (on english.rvo.nl)