South Sudan Mental Health and Psychosocial Support – Minimum Service Package (MHPSS MSP)

This guidance note outlines the collaborative efforts undertaken by the Protection Cluster in South Sudan, the Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and Child Protection (CP) Areas of Responsibility (AoRs), in partnership with the UNHCR Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Consultant and members of the MHPSS Technical Working Group, to operationalize the MHPSS Minimum Service Package (MSP) within daily coordination and planning processes. The document serves as a flexible resource that details the strategies employed, identifies effective and good practices, and offers insights for the potential adaptation and integration of the MSP into broader protection initiatives. It is intended to support Protection Cluster partners in advancing the systematic inclusion of MHPSS components in a manner that aligns with their specific contextual realities and operational capacities.