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This comprehensive Desk Review is compiled on behalf of the Inter Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Reference Group for MHPSS in Emergency Settings. Last updated on 18 June 2015. This document describes…
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Summary of resources available at mhpss.net group on Nepal 2015 Earthquake Response - List updated on May 13th.
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The mhGAP Humanitarian Intervention Guide is a simple, practical tool that aims to support general health facilities in areas affected by humanitarian emergencies in assessing and managing mental, neurological and…
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Nepali version of Humanitarian Emergency Settings Perceived Needs Scale (see also Jordans et al. 2012 British Journal of Psychiatry http://bjp.rcpsych.org/content/201/4/276 for development information).
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This is a draft contingency plan made by the MHPSS working group in Nepal in 2009. Everyone had been expecting an earthquake in Nepal even from then. This fore-thought in…
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Guide for Psychological First Aid - in Nepali (2010) Using IFRC, National Center for PTSD, & National Center for Child Traumatic Stress manuals on PFA as references, a 3 day workshop…
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This is the formal translation of the IASC Guidelines of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings, which is overseen by the Nepal Working Group of Mental Health and…
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The PFA 5-Year Retrospective Report provides a balanced and honest overview of how PFA has been perceived and applied in the years since its launch, and, based on those findings,…
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The Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) in Emergencies toolkit aims to provide streamlined guidance to support organisations and agencies seeking to rapidly integrate MHM into existing programming across sectors and phases. This…
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This case study describes how Mobile Teams deployed by Plan International after the 2015 Nepal earthquake provided critical information and emergency child protection and education services to young children and…
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The Help and Protection Desks provided the most isolated communities with crucial information on how to stay safe and where families could receive assistance after the earthquake. Girls and boys…
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This case study describes how Child- and Adolescent Friendly Spaces set up by Plan International after the 2015 Nepal earthquake provided physical and emotional safety, information and integrated child protection…
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The purpose of the Social and Behavior Change Communication for Emergency Preparedness Implementation Kit (hereafter referred to as “the I-Kit”) is to provide a set of key considerations for SBCC…
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This case study is part of an evaluation of UNESCO’s role in education in emergencies and protracted crises. It examines the institutional response of UNESCO to the earthquakes that hit…
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3 day mental health integrated disaster preparedness curriculum for use with communities affected by earthquakes, floods, and other natural hazards. Nepali Language version.
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3 day mental health integrated disaster preparedness curriculum for use with communities affected by earthquakes, floods, and other natural hazards. English Language version.
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This document is a three-day mental health intervention curriculum for use with communities affected by natural disasters in Nepal. Its intervention objectives are reducing mental health symptoms; increasing functioning; increasing…
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Cet article a pour objectif de valider la structure factorielle de l’inventaire des facteurs de résilience (IFR-40) auprès d’adolescents au moyen d’une analyse factorielle confirmatoire (AFC). Les analyses réalisées confirment…
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This research report is the result of a blending of empathy, social sensitivity, and scholarly curiosity, on Bhaktapur after the 25 April 2015 earthquake in Nepal. The research speaks of multiple experiences. Some…
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This report seeks to shine a light on the continuing impact that disasters have on education by profiling five specific events that struck the Asia-Pacific region in 2015 – the…
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This second and updated edition of this hugely successful manual provides practical and easy-to-follow guidelines on the recovery, documentation and storage of the remains of individuals who have died in…
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This report examines the information provision by humanitarian responses and their communication to and with girls and boys affected by the 2015 Nepal earthquake. The report is divided into three…
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We applaud Dan Chisholm and colleagues1 for their work on scaling up treatment for depression and anxiety as published in The Lancet Psychiatry. The researchers used the global point prevalence…
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This report summarizes International Medical Corps & TPO Nepal's assessment findings of mental health problems and ways of coping among the affected population in three districts in Nepal to inform…
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UNICEF started its response to the disaster right from Day One on 25 April 2015. It immediately released emergency supplies which had been pre-positioned in four warehouses in the country.…
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This Handbook has four sections, each of which is divided into chapters: Section 1 explains the operating environment in which international humanitarian coordination takes place. Section 2 unpacks the first core…
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The research aimed to understand changes in the dynamics or extent of human trafficking and other violence and abuse in the context of the disaster. The project aimed to strengthen…
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Summary of resources available at mhpss.net group on Nepal 2015 Earthquake Response - List updated on February 24, 2016.
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This study examined the experiences, adaptations, observations, and insights on the use of Psychological First Aid (PFA) in the Philippines. Nineteen PFA providers who were trained in the basics of…
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The CHS Guidance Notes and Indicators are a supplement to the Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality and Accountability (CHS). This document is aimed at all humanitarian actors and organisations involved…
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Nepali Notes on IASC MHPSS Reference Group MHPSS Response Nepal Earthquake Conference Call
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Notes on IASC MHPSS Reference Group MHPSS Response Nepal Earthquake Conference Call - 04 May 2015
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Two devastating earthquakes hit Nepal in April and May of 2015. The death toll climbed to over 8,700 while more than 22,000 people were injured. Out of 75 districts in Nepal, 33 were…
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This Advocacy Brief on Gender Equality Mainstreaming in Humanitarian Response and Disaster Risk Reduction was developed by the Inter-Cluster Gender Working Group based on lessons learned from the Nepal earthquake…
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The experience was primarily a positive one and the authors feel that most patients ultimately received appropriate care during the emergency facilitated by Nepal Red Cross Society in partnership with…
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This Initial Rapid Assessment (IRA) report was conducted by the Nepal Red Cross Society. It is a summary of 17 worst affected districts conducted within the first 72 hours…
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This package provides practical guidance to assist humanitarian country teams in preparing to respond to potential emergencies with appropriate humanitarian assistance and protection. These guidelines are a tool to: (1) Develop a common…
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These standards were originally developed for Oxfam staff to ensure a consistent approach to promoting gender equality in humanitarian preparedness and response programming. They are provided here as a tool…
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On 28 April, the Nepal Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP), with WHO’s support, deployed 12 teams to conduct a rapid needs assessment of the main hospitals in each of…
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To better understand the consequences for children, four child-centred agencies, in coordination with the Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development (MoFALD) and the Central Child Welfare Board (CCWB), conducted…
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This workbook comes from our experience in helping strengthen the mental health of disaster survivors. Its main purpose is to give psychological first aid to children and adolescents. This book…
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This toolkit is intended to provide a simple, easy-to-use guide for non-security experts to quickly set up basic safety, security and risk management systems in new contexts or rapid onset…
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Psychological First Aid is an evidence-informed modular approach to help children, adolescents, adults and families in the immediate aftermath of disaster and terrorism. Psychological First Aid is designed to reduce…
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This report examines progress towards the resolution of the displacement crisis caused by Typhoon Haiyan. It also draws out insights from experiences in the Philippines that may help inform the…
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Highlights: 1. Despite a gradual improvement of the humanitarian situation, two months after the devastating earthquake on 25 April and main shock on 12 May, 2.8 million people are still…
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Highlights : 1. International Medical Corps’ emergency response team (ERT) launched a new mobile physical therapy unit to provide care for orthopedic patients unable to reach hospitals or clinics; the…
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Two months after the first of the two devastating earthquakes hit Nepal, some 2.8 million of the people affected still require vital humanitarian assistance. With nearly 600,000 houses destroyed and…
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Highlights: 1. On 9 June, UNICEF, OCHA, WFP and UNHAS, teamed up with the Central Child Welfare Board (CCWB) and District Child Welfare (DCWB) to rescue 61 children stranded in a…
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The primary goal of this rapid mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) situational assessment was to obtain an understanding of existing services and identified needs following the earthquake that occurred…
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Mental health policy exists in Nepal, having been adopted in 1997, but implementation of the policy framework has yet to begin. In common with other LMICs, the budget allocated for…