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Globally, there are 82 million forcibly displaced people. Half of them are children.

Depression and anxiety rates among refugees are 3 x higher than the general population. But most emergency response efforts only meet urgent basic needs. Mental health services are activated too long after a crisis, if at all.

We have a vision to transform trauma – by mobilizing mental health support as part of every emergency first response.

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A problem worth solving

When people receive timely mental health first aid after a traumatic event, psychological escalations and PTSD can be prevented.

But delaying mental health treatment leads to psychological trauma for many children – with far-reaching impacts that last a lifetime.

Untreated trauma stifles potential with ongoing effects on:

  • Physical health and well-being
  • Education and job prospects
  • Life opportunities.

Chronic health rates skyrocket, as do the likelihood of a child experiencing sex trafficking, addiction, and other adverse outcomes. The global economic impact is estimated at $1 trillion.

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A vision for what’s possible

Humanity Crew is a mental health aid organization that prevents trauma with displaced children and their families through emergency psychological interventions and training.

We know that establishing a new narrative in a child's memory can reduce future stress-related disorders and adverse outcomes. And this reframing work is most effective during the “golden hour” – the first 2-3 weeks after a traumatic event.

How we transform trauma

Humanity Crew is an international aid organisation specialising in the provision of first response mental health interventions to refugees and people in crises. They work to deploy mental health and psychosocial support to people in crisis zones in order to improve their wellbeing, to restore order in their lives, and to prevent further psychological escalation. They seek to create a world in which mental health support is a fundamental component in all emergency efforts for victims of humanitarian crises.
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Emergency Mental Health
Psychosocial Support

Inspiring and mobilizing others means more people get the help they need. With a focus on gender, cultural, and lingual sensitivity – and “the golden hour” of transformation – we activate mental health first-responders including:

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Expert Training &
Cultural Mediation

Inspiring and mobilizing others means more people get the help they need. With a focus on gender, cultural, and lingual sensitivity – and “the golden hour” of transformation – we activate mental health first-responders including:

  • Mental health professionals
  • Humanitarian aid workers
  • Volunteers
  • Refugees
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