25/03/2026
📢 Call for Papers: 2nd Research Carnival on
The theme of 2nd Research Carnival on MHPSS taking place in Nairobi, Kenya 23-25 September 2026 is Reimagining Wellbeing: Indigenous Knowledge and Approaches and Protection of Humanitarian Workers.
➡️ Host: Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS)
➡️ Organised by: Red Cross Red Crescent Movement MHPSS Hub, British Red Cross, Schweizerisches Rotes Kreuz (Swiss Red Cross)
➡️ In collaboration with: Kenya Red Cross Society
➡️ In partnership with: Protect Humanitarians (Belgium)
The call for abstracts is open with submission deadline on 3️⃣0️⃣ April 2026.
We encourage contributions from a wide range of academic fields and professional backgrounds, including but not limited to , sciences, practice, , , studies, work, studies, and the . We strongly encourage submissions from undergraduates, graduate students, early-career researchers, established academics, clinicians, activists, community leaders, and humanitarian practitioners.
Possible topics include, but are not limited to:
➡️ Critiques of dominant epistemologies and practices of wellbeing and MHPSS
➡️ Indigenous approaches to individual and collective wellbeing
➡️ Duty of care and the protection of humanitarian workers
➡️ Recovery and healing after violence affecting humanitarian workers and their families (including justice and legal dimensions)
➡️ Organisational approaches to staff care, safety, and wellbeing in humanitarian settings
➡️ The multi-dimensional nature of mental health and psychosocial wellbeing
➡️ Decolonial frameworks in MHPSS programming
➡️ Best practices for integrating and mainstreaming MHPSS across sectors
➡️ Psychosocial wellbeing in contexts of peace and armed conflict
➡️ Social determinants of mental health and wellbeing
➡️ Climate change and its impacts on mental health and wellbeing
👉 Find all relevant information on the Research Carnival and submission of abstracts 🔗 https://mhpsshub.org/about-us/what-we-do/research-network/call-for-papers/