After completing this training, participants will be able to define psychosocial support and psychological first aid, and understand their roles in promoting recovery and resilience among children and youth. They will be able to explain the relationship between mental wellbeing, physical activity, and resilience, as well as identify protective and risk factors affecting wellbeing in vulnerable communities. Participants will gain the skills to facilitate safe and inclusive activities that encourage emotional expression and social connection, use games and sports as tools for building life skills, trust, and self-confidence, and implement simple PSS techniques such as grounding, breathing, relaxation exercises, and team reflection. They will also be able to apply the principles and steps of psychological first aid, Look, Listen, and Link to provide immediate, compassionate, and practical support in times of distress. Additionally, they will learn to respond appropriately to signs of emotional or psychological distress and follow established referral pathways. Throughout the training, participants will demonstrate empathy, patience, and cultural sensitivity, commit to fostering dignity, respect, and inclusion, and value their own wellbeing by adopting self-care strategies as part of their professional and personal practice. **Objectives:** By the end of the training, participants will be able to: 1. Understand the core concepts of Mental Health & psychosocial support (PSS), and psychological first aid (PFA) in the context of sports for development. 2. Recognize the impact of stress, trauma, and emotional distress on children and youth, especially in conflict-affected and marginalized communities. 3. Apply practical PSS and PFA strategies to create safe, inclusive, and supportive environments during sports and recreational activities. 4. Integrate wellbeing approaches into everyday coaching, teaching, and community engagement. 5. Enhance self-care practices to maintain personal resilience and prevent burnout. 6. Promote peer support and positive coping mechanisms within teams, classrooms, and communities. 7. Link with referral systems by understanding how and when to connect participants to specialized services. **About the facilitator:** Tamara Awartani offers a unique blend of international experience in the sports for development field, holding roles as both an academic and a practitioner. She is the founder and director of Palestine: Sports for Life NGO and a current PhD candidate at the German Sport University Cologne, where she is focusing on sports for development and employment. She is a consultant and an international speaker, she incorporates her belief in the power of sports into her personal journey and reflects it back on the various stakeholders with whom she works. She has experience at the grassroots level, as well as with national educational institutions, sports federations, and international sports for development consortiums. She is an expert in strategy development mainly for women and girls sports, the analysis and development of S4D curricula and content based on identified needs, while also bringing her talent in networking, coordination, and facilitation of workshops to the table. Tamara has designed numerous curricula in collaboration with international partners, and has delivered workshops at the national and Middle Eastern regional levels. She has also spearheaded the creation of numerous S4D programs with international partners in Palestine and Middle East Region. Tamara is deeply passionate about sports and firmly believes in leveraging the power of sports for social impact.