Bertrand Moses, MSc

Bio

Bertrand Moses is the Child Protection Officer with a focus on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) in the UNICEF for the Eastern Caribbean Area Office. In this role, he works with 12 countries to strengthen their Child Protection and MHPSS programmes, policies and strategies across sectors such as health, education, climate change, social protection and emergency/disasters. His work included launching the Caribbeans 1st Child, Youth and Caregivers Mental Health support website that supports 20 Caribbean countries with MHPSS resources such as workbooks, referral directories, apps, courses, games and other resources.

Prior to this role, Bertrand functioned as the National Coordinator of Child Affairs in the Office of the Prime Minister of Trinidad & Tobago. In this role, he implemented and coordinated the development of the 1st National Child Policy in the Eastern Caribbean and worked along with the civil sector, corporate sector and all government entities related to children and youth. As a psychotherapist, Bertrand holds over 17 years of experience in mental health, working with the corporate sector, voluntary organizations, communities, schools, hospitals, and clinics.

Bertrand has worked in professional, volunteer, humanitarian and emergency settings in Africa, Europe, North America, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. He also founded a mental health organization that provided volunteer mental health interventions. Bertrand holds a Master of Science degree in the field of Psychotherapy (MFT) from Loma Linda University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Behavioral Sciences (Psychology emphasis) from Andrews University.