Blandine Bruyère is International Medical Corps’ Coordinator for its Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Emergency Response Team in Ukraine. Before joining International Medical Corps earlier this year, she worked for the last 12 years as an MHPSS expert for various humanitarian organizations in Africa (in Algeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ethiopia and Senegal) and in the Middle East (Iraq and Syria). Before joining the humanitarian sector, she worked as a psychologist and psychotherapist for 12 years in inpatient and outpatient psychiatric facilities in Lyon, France. She also worked with Forum Réfugies, a local NGO supporting asylum seekers and migrants. Ms Bruyère has conducted research at the Research Center on Clinical Psychology and Psychopathology (CRPPC) at the Université Lumière Lyon 2, and holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology and psychopathology, specializing in the psychological effects of collective violence and migration.
