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  • Integrating psychosocial support at Ebola treatment units in Sierra Leone and Liberia
    Uploaded by Renata Reali on 8/31/2018
    Downloads: 188
    Integrating psychosocial support at Ebola treatment units in Sierra Leone and Liberia (2018) The Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic killed almost 12,000 people across Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea, causing significant psychological distress…
    Author(s): Weissbecker, et al.

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    Categories: MHPSS
  • MHPSS.net kit briefing on DRC Ebola's Outbreak 2018
    Uploaded by Renata Reali on 8/30/2018 in Democratic Republic of the Congo _ English resources
    Downloads: 123
    Kit briefing with groups and resources on Ebola and DRC subjects.
    Author(s): MHPSS.net

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    Categories: DRC, Kit briefing
  • Announcement: Reaching out a helping hand during Ebola: adaptation of the Psychological First Aid guide
    Uploaded by Renata Reali on 8/28/2018 in Ebola, West Africa, 2014
    Downloads: 105
    Announcement: Reaching out a helping hand during Ebola: adaptation of the Psychological First Aid guide
    Author(s): Leslie & Valle

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    Categories: PFA
  • How to eat an elephant: psychosocial support during an Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone
    Uploaded by Renata Reali on 8/28/2018 in Ebola, West Africa, 2014
    Downloads: 138
    How to eat an elephant: psychosocial support during an Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone (2015)

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    Categories: MHPSS, Sierra Leone
  • Mental health Atlas: Democratic Republic of the Congo (2014)
    Uploaded by Renata Reali on 8/27/2018
    Downloads: 139
    Mental health Atlas: Democratic Republic of the Congo (2014)
    Author(s): WHO

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    Categories: country profile, DRC
  • The Psychosocial Challenges of Caring for Patients with Ebola Virus Disease
    Uploaded by Renata Reali on 8/27/2018
    Downloads: 143
    The Psychosocial Challenges of Caring for Patients with Ebola Virus Disease (2017)
    Author(s): Matthew W. Smith, Philip W. Smith, Christopher J. Kratochvil, and Shelly Schwedhelm

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    Categories: MHPSS
  • Psychosocial support during an outbreak of Ebola virus disease (2018)
    Uploaded by Renata Reali on 8/27/2018
    Downloads: 162
    Psychosocial support during an outbreak of Ebola virus disease (2018)
    Author(s): IFRC

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    Categories: MHPSS
  • Psychosocial support in Ebola: Lessons learned
    Uploaded by Renata Reali on 8/27/2018
    Downloads: 125
    Psychosocial support in Ebola: Lessons learned
    Author(s): IFRC

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    Categories: Lessons learned, MHPSS
  • Ebola interventions: listen to communities (2015)
    Uploaded by Renata Reali on 8/27/2018
    Ebola interventions: listen to communities (2015)

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    Categories: Community
  • The 2014 Ebola Outbreak and Mental Health: Current Status and Recommended Response
    Uploaded by Renata Reali on 8/27/2018
    Downloads: 95
    The 2014 Ebola Outbreak and Mental Health Current Status and Recommended Response
    Author(s): Shultz JM, Baingana F, Neria Y.

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    Categories: MHPSS
  • Situation report on the Ebola outbreak in North Kivu (SitRep 03) – 22-Aug-2018
    Uploaded by Renata Reali on 8/27/2018
    Downloads: 143
    Situation report on the Ebola outbreak in North Kivu (SitRep 03) - 22-Aug-2018
    Author(s): WHO

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    Categories: DRC, SitRep
  • Situation report on the Ebola outbreak in North Kivu (SitRep 02) – 14-Aug-2018
    Uploaded by Renata Reali on 8/27/2018
    Downloads: 133
    Situation report on the Ebola outbreak in North Kivu (SitRep 02) - 14-Aug-2018
    Author(s): WHO

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    Categories: DRC, SitRep
  • Situation report on the Ebola outbreak in North Kivu (SitRep 01) – 07-Aug-2018
    Uploaded by Renata Reali on 8/27/2018
    Downloads: 128
    Situation report on the Ebola outbreak in North Kivu (SitRep 01)

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    Categories: DRC, SitRep
  • Negative impact of the war on the children in the Northern of North Kivu Beni Territory
    Uploaded by Renata Reali on 4/18/2018
    Downloads: 177
    Report of the Situation and Needs Assessment of Psycho Social Support for the Education and child protection in Northern Kivu – Beni Territory ( ERIGETI, and Kamango )

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    Categories: Assessment, Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, MHPSS, protection, pss, Report
  • Guidelines for Integrating Gender-Based Violence Interventions in Humanitarian Action
    Uploaded by Marcio Gagliato on 3/6/2017 in Gender-Based Violence
    Downloads: 425
    These Guidelines represent a comprehensive revision to the original 2005 Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Guidelines for Gender-Based Violence Interventions in Humanitarian Settings.

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    Categories: IASC GBV Guidelines
  • Assessing mental health and psychosocial needs and resources: Toolkit for humanitarian settings
    Uploaded by Shalindi Pandithakoralage on 2/21/2017 in UNICEF Operational Guidelines | Community based MHPSS in humanitarian settings: Three-tiered support
    Downloads: 1455
    The WHO-UNHCR publication “Assessing Mental Health and Psychosocial Needs and Resources: Toolkit for Humanitarian Settings” provides an approach and a toolkit to help those designing and conducting an assessment of…
    Author(s): World Health Organization & UNHCR

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    Categories: Needs Assessment, Psychosocial, resources, Toolkit
  • mhGAP Humanitarian Intervention Guide (mhGAP-HIG): Clinical Management of Mental, Neurological and Substance Use Conditions in Humanitarian Emergencies
    Uploaded by Shalindi Pandithakoralage on 2/20/2017 in UNICEF Operational Guidelines | Community based MHPSS in humanitarian settings: Three-tiered support
    Downloads: 229
    This guide is an adaptation of the WHO mhGAP Intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG)for Mental, Neurological and Substance Use Disorders in Non-specialized Health Settings for use in humanitarian emergencies. Accordingly, it is…
    Author(s): World Health Organization

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    Categories: Clinical, Intervention, Management, mhGAP
  • Save the Children Psychological First Aid Training Manual for Child Practitioners
    Uploaded by Shalindi Pandithakoralage on 2/14/2017 in UNICEF Operational Guidelines | Community based MHPSS in humanitarian settings: Three-tiered support
    Downloads: 140
    The training targets all people working with and for children, including social workers, Save the Children and partner staff, teachers, health workers etc., regardless of their professional background. The…
    Author(s): International Rescue Committee (IRC)

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    Categories: child, PFA, save the children, Training Manual
  • Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Humanitarian Emergencies: What Should Protection Programme Managers Know?
    Uploaded by Shalindi Pandithakoralage on 1/3/2017 in UNICEF Operational Guidelines | Community based MHPSS in humanitarian settings: Three-tiered support
    Downloads: 132
    Based on the IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings (IASC, 2007), these booklets provide an overview of essential knowledge on mental health and psychosocial support…
    Author(s): Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC)

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    Categories: Community-Based MHPSS, IASC Guidelines, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support
  • Violence with a purpose: exploring the functions and meaning of violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo
    Uploaded by Shalindi Pandithakoralage on 11/28/2016 in Intervention Journal
    Downloads: 67
    Beneduce, R., Jourdan, L., Raeymaekers, T., & Vlassenroot, K. (2006). Violence with a purpose: exploring the functions and meaning of violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Intervention, 4(1), 32-46. In…
    Author(s): Roberto Beneduce, Luca Jourdan, Timothy Raeymaekers & Koen Vlassenroot

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    Categories: 4(1), Civil conflict, Conflict resolution, Demobilization, Democratic Republic of Congo, Reintegration, Violence
  • Sensitization around psychological trauma: the results of a campaign in a district of the Democratic Republic of Congo
    Uploaded by Shalindi Pandithakoralage on 11/26/2016 in Intervention Journal
    Downloads: 72
    Joosse, P. (2007). Sensitization around psychological trauma: the results of a campaign in a district of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Intervention, 5(2), 144-149. In the north eastern part of the…
    Author(s): Petra Joosse

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    Categories: 5(2), Armed conflict, Democratic Republic Congo, Field report, Sensitization, Traumatic tress
  • Mental health and psychosocial interventions and their role in poverty alleviation. Proceedings of a conference
    Uploaded by Shalindi Pandithakoralage on 11/23/2016 in Intervention Journal
    Downloads: 84
    Baingana, F., & Ventevogel, P. (2008). Mental health and psychosocial interventions and their role in poverty alleviation. Proceedings of a conference. Intervention, 6(2), 167-173. The Great Lakes Regional Conference on Mental…
    Author(s): Florence Baingana & Peter Ventevogel

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    Categories: 6(2), Field report, Mental Health and Psychosocial Interventions, Poverty alleviation, The Great Lakes Regional Conference
  • Psychological support during an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
    Uploaded by Shalindi Pandithakoralage on 11/10/2016 in Intervention Journal
    Downloads: 63
    Paglia, E. (2013). Psychological support during an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Intervention, 11(2), 195-198. In this paper, the author reflects on her personal experiences as an…
    Author(s): Eva Paglia

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    Categories: 11(2), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ebola haemorrhagic fever, Ethno-psychiatry, Indigenous beliefs, Psychosocial intervention, Reflection
  • Do humanitarian crises offer opportunities for change? A critical review of the mental health and psychosocial support post emergency in the Republic of the Congo
    Uploaded by Shalindi Pandithakoralage on 11/9/2016 in Intervention Journal
    Downloads: 57
    Moayedoddin, B., Makaya, C. N., & Canuto, A. (2014). Do humanitarian crises offer opportunities for change? A critical review of the mental health and psychosocial support post emergency in the…
    Author(s): Babak Moayedoddin, Christelle Nangho Makaya & Alessandra Canuto

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    Categories: 12(1), Disaster response, Field report, Mental Health and Psychosocial Interventions, Psychological support, Republic of the Congo
  • Findings from an inter-agency initiative evaluating the impact of Child Friendly Spaces in humanitarian emergencies
    Uploaded by sarahharrison on 11/8/2016 in IASC MHPSS RG Annual Meeting 2016
    Downloads: 76
    Results from a multi-year study tracking the outcomes of children attending Child Friendly Spaces in Jordan, Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia and Iraq.

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  • Emergency psychiatric care in North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
    Uploaded by Shalindi Pandithakoralage on 11/7/2016 in Intervention Journal
    Downloads: 51
    Goodfriend, M., ter Horst, R., Pintaldi, G., Junker, A., Frielingsdorf, H., Depeyrot, J., ... & Shanks, L. (2014). Emergency psychiatric care in North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the…
    Author(s): Marlene Goodfriend, Rachel ter Horst, Giovanni Pintaldi, Anja Junker, Helena Frielingsdorf, Joelle Depeyrot, Lea Matasci, Claudio Moroni, Abdou Musengetsi & Leslie Shanks

     Download (248KB)

    Categories: 12(3), Emergency psychiatric care, Médecins Sans Frontières, Psychiatric care within a conflict zone, The Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • An outbreak of fear, rumours and stigma: psychosocial support for the Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in West Africa
    Uploaded by Shalindi Pandithakoralage on 11/4/2016 in Intervention Journal
    Downloads: 111
    Cheung, E. Y. (2015). An outbreak of fear, rumours and stigma: psychosocial support for the Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in West Africa. Intervention, 13(1), 70-76. This field report summarises the experience…
    Author(s): Eliza Y.L. Cheung

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    Categories: 13(1), Aid workers, Field report, Psychological First Aid, Psychosocial intervention, Psychosocial training, Social Mobilisation, Stigma, Wellbeing, west africa
  • Mental health and psychosocial wellbeing in Congolese refugee survivors of gender-based violence
    Uploaded by M. Claire Greene on 11/2/2016 in MHPSS Desk Review Reports
    Downloads: 437
    Desk review describing mental health and psychosocial wellbeing in Congolese survivors of gender-based violence with a focus on refugees and intimate partner violence.

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  • Clinical care for survivors of Ebola virus disease
    Uploaded by Marcio Gagliato on 4/4/2016 in Ebola, West Africa, 2014
    Downloads: 109
    The outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) that began in 2013 in West Africa had by December 2015, resulted in over 28,000 cases. Although estimates of the number of people…

     Download (1MB)

  • Mental health and Psychosocial Support in Ebola Virus Disease Outbreaks: A Guide for Public Health Programme Planners
    Uploaded by Mike Quilala on 1/13/2016 in Ebola, West Africa, 2014
    Downloads: 84
    This document is for public health programme planners working at national and sub-national level in countries facing Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreaks. It gives an overview of essential knowledge that…

     Download (190KB)

  • Keeping the Faith: The Role of Faith Leaders in the Ebola Response
    Uploaded by Kathy Angi on 11/6/2015 in Ebola, West Africa, 2014
    Downloads: 128
    A study of the impact of the engagement and mobilization of faith leaders in Sierra Leone and Liberia in reducing the spread of ebola. Focuses on the importance of…

     Download (7MB)

  • Facilitation Manual: Psychological First Aid During Ebola Disease Outbreaks
    Uploaded by Mike Quilala on 4/14/2015 in Ebola, West Africa, 2014
    Downloads: 199
    This manual is designed to orient helpers to offer psychological first aid (PFA) to people affected by an Ebola outbreak. PFA involves humane, supportive and practical assistance for people who…

     Download (3MB)

  • Ebola interventions: listen to communities
    Uploaded by Lucy Hillier on 2/26/2015 in Ebola, West Africa, 2014
    Downloads: 210
    Active case finding (which includes contact tracing) ensures early identification and prompt isolation of potential cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD), leading to successful interruption of transmission in a community.…

     Download (28KB)

    Categories: Community, west africa
  • Psychological first aid during Ebola virus disease outbreaks
    Uploaded by Mike Quilala on 11/20/2014 in Ebola, West Africa, 2014
    Downloads: 65
    This guide focuses on psychological first aid, which involves humane, supportive and practical help to fellow human beings suffering serious crisis events. It is written for people who can help…

     Download (590KB)

  • Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action
    Uploaded by Marianna Narhi on 9/29/2014 in Ukraine MHPSS working group
    Downloads: 99
    The Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action were developed by the Child Protection Working Group to support child protection work in humanitarian settings. The standards intend to: - establish…

     Download (2MB)

    Categories: Guidelines, Standards
  • Psychological first aid: Guide for field workers.
    Uploaded by Maysaa Hassan on 8/24/2014 in MHPSS response for Displaced populations from Syria in JORDAN
    Downloads: 220
    This presentation should be used with the following facilitator manual: World Health Organization, War Trauma Foundation and World Vision International (2013). Psychological first aid: Facilitator’s manual for orienting field workers. WHO: Geneva.

     Download (8MB)

    Categories: MHPSS, PFA
  • Frequently Asked Questions on Ebola Virus Disease
    Uploaded by Mike Quilala on 8/5/2014 in Current MHPSS Emergency Responses
    Downloads: 54
    This document is a six page information on frequently asked questions about Ebola Virus Disease prepared by World Health Organization.

     Download (239KB)

  • Evaluation of psychotherapy for survivors of sexual violence in DRC
    Uploaded by Wietse A. Tol on 6/11/2013 in Assessment, Monitoring, Evaluation and Research
    Downloads: 114
    BACKGROUND Survivors of sexual violence have high rates of depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Although treatment for symptoms related to sexual violence has been shown to be effective in…

     Download (570KB)

  • IASC MHPSS Guidelines Checklist for Field Use (English)
    Uploaded by sarahharrison on 10/4/2012 in Syria MH PSS Working Group
    Downloads: 191
    A shorter version of the MHPSS Guidelines designed for use in the field (20 pages).

     Download (689KB)

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