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Vertex Humanitarian and Development Consultants is dedicated to enhancing mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) in vulnerable communities. Our focus areas include MHPSS program design, integration, and implementation, capacity strengthening, and scaling up best practices in humanitarian and development settings. By leveraging community-based approaches and rights-based frameworks, we aim to foster psychosocial wellbeing and empower individuals to thrive
Mission statement
Vertex Humanitarian and Development Consultants aims to enhance mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) for vulnerable communities through innovative programs, integration, and implementation. We focus on building resilience and fostering wellbeing using rights-based and community-based approaches. Our work includes designing tailored MHPSS programs for diverse communities, Integrating MHPSS into broader humanitarian and development initiatives, Delivering high-impact interventions prioritizing community participation, Strengthening local stakeholders’ skills and knowledge through training and mentorship and Scaling up successful MHPSS interventions for maximum reach and impact

Our goal is to empower individuals and communities to achieve sustainable development and holistic health by strengthening capacities and scaling up best practices.
Summary of relevant work
Vertex Humanitarian and Development Consultants (Vertex) has a strong track record in advancing mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) initiatives, particularly in vulnerable and refugee communities. Through partnerships and consultancy projects, Vertex has demonstrated expertise in fostering resilience and psychosocial wellbeing. Key achievements include Training over 50 local facilitators in therapeutic arts, reaching over 500 refugee children and youth, Integrating MHPSS into youth-focused peace building programs, enhancing overall impact on community wellbeing, Facilitating workshops and training sessions for over 100 peace building practitioners, Emphasizing community participation and ownership, and advocating for rights-based frameworks.
Vertex’s work has focused on using traditional tunes and art-making as therapeutic tools to address mental health challenges and promote emotional resilience among refugee children and youth. The organization has also provided capacity building for staff and local peace building actors, and developed and implemented training modules on trauma-informed care, stress management, and emotional resilience.