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and public a�en�on away from prolonged hu- immigrant popula�ons (e.g., Harvard/
manitarian crises. Rapid shi�s in the technolo- Massachuse�s General Hospital Program in
gical landscape con�nued to influence the Refugee Trauma); global communi�es of
course of conflicts. While digital transforma�on prac�ce such as the Mental Health Innova�-
offered opportuni�es for innova�on in humani- on Network
tarian ac�on, the rise of new technologies also • Including global topics in courses and trai-
presented risks related to cyber warfare, data ning (e.g., United Na�ons Academic Impact)
protec�on, and misinforma�on, disinforma�on conduc�ng treatment and implementa�on
and hate speech. (page 3) science research in low resource countries
(e.g., organiza�ons such as CBM (“Global
See also: Peace and Security–Staying Alive in Disability Inclusion”), BasicNeeds Network,
Our World, Global Integra�on Update (Mem- and Sangath)
ber Care Associates, September 2023); Hur�ng • Advoca�ng for improved mental health re-
Humans-Helping Humans: New Humanitarian sources and policies in governments and
Sector Resources, Global Integra�on Update across sectors (e.g., GMH Ac�on Network)
(Member Care Associates, December 2022a); • Developing psychosocial support services
and Helping Well in Humanitarian Se�ngs: among displaced persons (e.g., United Na�-
Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Glo- ons High Commissioner for Refugees, Uni-
bal Integra�on Update Member Care Associa- ted Na�ons Interna�onal Office for Migra�-
tes, November 2019). on, Save the Children)
• Staying in touch with well-being measures
Implica�ons for MHPs and progress (Organiza�on for Economic
Taken together, these three agendas, and their Coopera�on and Development)
updates and related materials above, reflect • And through it all, staying current with glo-
the immense and overlapping developmental, bal developments and GMH (Devex, The
mental health, and humanitarian needs world- New Humanitarian, UN WebTV).
wide. Considering these needs, we believe it is
impera�ve for the mental health profession to See also: Interna�onal Psychology for Mission
review and leverage its training emphases, stra- and Member Care (chapter 4); Mental Health
tegic roles, organiza�onal priori�es, and ethical as Mission: Our Journey into Trauma Training
responsibili�es. The same is true for individual and Care (chapter (10); Climate and Environ-
MHPs themselves and mental health-related mental Issues: Code Red for Member Care and
organiza�ons. Implementa�on is key as is per- Mission? (chapter 14); and Staff Care in the
sonal and professional humility! A major focus Fight Against Human Trafficking (chapter 15) in
and indeed shi� would likely be on working Global Member Care Volume 3: Stories and
alongside colleagues in low- and middle-inco- Strategies for Staying the Course (O’Donnell
me countries to learn from them and support and Lewis O’Donnell, 2024b).
their efforts to co-create and scale up relevant
mental health resources within their own
se�ngs. We thus encourage colleagues to con- Part Two: Three Frameworks Global Integra-
sider current and new opportuni�es in global �on, Global Mental Health Agenda, and
mental health (items below are not included in Global Member Care
the reference sec�on), such as:
Framework 1: Global Integra�on
• Par�cipa�ng in interna�onal mental health Global integra�on (GI) is a framework that we
organiza�ons and conferences (e.g., Ameri- have been developing over the past six years,
can Psychological Associa�on’s Office of In- as we consider, like so many others, how to
terna�onal Affairs, Division 52 Society for help make our troubled world a be�er place.
Global Psychology, and Division 48 Society We define GI as ac�vely integra�ng our lives
for the Study of Peace, Conflict, and Vio- with global reali�es by connec�ng rela�onally
lence; working locally with underserved and and contribu�ng relevantly on behalf of human
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