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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…
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Kit briefing with groups and resources on Ebola and DRC subjects.
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Announcement: Reaching out a helping hand during Ebola: adaptation of the Psychological First Aid guide
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How to eat an elephant: psychosocial support during an Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone (2015)
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Mental health Atlas: Democratic Republic of the Congo (2014)
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The Psychosocial Challenges of Caring for Patients with Ebola Virus Disease (2017)
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Psychosocial support during an outbreak of Ebola virus disease (2018)
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Psychosocial support in Ebola: Lessons learned
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Ebola interventions: listen to communities (2015)
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The 2014 Ebola Outbreak and Mental Health Current Status and Recommended Response
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Situation report on the Ebola outbreak in North Kivu (SitRep 03) - 22-Aug-2018
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Situation report on the Ebola outbreak in North Kivu (SitRep 02) - 14-Aug-2018
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Situation report on the Ebola outbreak in North Kivu (SitRep 01)
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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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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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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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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…
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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…
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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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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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This document is a six page information on frequently asked questions about Ebola Virus Disease prepared by World Health Organization.
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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…
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A shorter version of the MHPSS Guidelines designed for use in the field (20 pages).
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