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The certificate course in Mental Health in Complex Emergencies is a 12-day training course for mental health professionals and program staff who wish to establish mental health or psychosocial programs in a humanitarian context within conflict and post-conflict areas.

The course will aim to provide a practical orientation and training, including how to conduct rapid assessments, designing and setting up mental health services or psychosocial programs (exploring the differences between them), clinical work and therapeutic approaches in non-western contexts. It addresses the issues of cultural validity, conflict resolution and negotiation, taking care of oneself and dealing with burnout. The course will also introduce potential field workers to essentials such as personal security, logistics, and practical aspects of humanitarian work in the field.

The 2009 MHCE course is a collaborative course organized by the CIHC, HealthNet TPO, the International Medical Corps, and the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs at Fordham University. The curriculum is based on earlier successful courses in New York, Geneva, Kampala, and London. The training program targets health, and other professionals, wishing to gain a better understanding of what is entailed in addressing mental health and psychosocial issues in complex emergencies and humanitarian settings.