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  • Mental health in Aceh–Indonesia: A decade after the devastating tsunami 2004.
    Uploaded by Renata Reali on 10/4/2018
    Downloads: 173
    The province of Aceh has suffered enormously from the perennial armed conflict and the devastating Tsunami in 2004. Despite the waves of external aid and national concern geared toward improving…
    Author(s): Marthoenis, Marthoenis et al.

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    Categories: MHPSS, South Asia, Tsunami
  • After the Tsunami: Mental Health Challenges to the Community for Today and Tomorrow
    Uploaded by Renata Reali on 10/4/2018
    Downloads: 115
    After the Tsunami: Mental Health Challenges to the Community for Today and Tomorrow
    Author(s): Davidson, J.

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    Categories: MHPSS, South Asia, Tsunami
  • Trauma Therapists’ Clinical Applications, Training, and Personal Practice of Mindfulness and Meditation
    Uploaded by Mike Quilala on 2/6/2018
    Downloads: 182
    Mindfulness and meditation (MM) are increasingly used in trauma treatment, yet there is little research about therapist qualifications and clinical applications of these practices. We surveyed trauma therapists (N = 116) about…
    Author(s): Lynn C. Waelde & Jason M. Thompson & Alicia Robinson & Sierra Iwanicki Published by: Springerlink.com

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  • Local humanitarian action in practice: Case studies and reflections of local humanitarian actors
    Uploaded by Mike Quilala on 12/6/2017 in Dissemination of information about MHPSS in emergencies
    Downloads: 202
    This report discusses those organizations rooted in the country or region where they have been established and who have been involved in locally-led humanitarian response on their own or with…
    Author(s): Author: : Kathlyn Kissy Sumaylo Published by: Humanitarian Leadership Academy, 2017

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  • A Toolkit for Integrating Menstrual Hygiene Managament (MHM) into Humanitarian Response
    Uploaded by Mike Quilala on 11/23/2017 in Dissemination of information about MHPSS in emergencies
    Downloads: 137
    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…
    Author(s): Published by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and the International Rescue Committee, 2017

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  • The Filipino Aid Workers of Typhoon Yolanda A Commemorative Feature
    Uploaded by Mike Quilala on 11/23/2017 in Psychosocial Support of Staff
    Downloads: 116
    In the Typhoon Yolanda response, global humanitarian organizations gave unprecedented attention to the information and communication needs of affected communities. They recruited Filipino humanitarian workers to do technology and communications…
    Author(s): Authors: Jonathan Corpus Ong (University of Massachusetts Amherst) and Pamela Combinido (De La Salle University). Published by: Newton Tech4Dev Network and British Council, 2017

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  • Adaptation and Response for Children Affected by Droughts and Disasters
    Uploaded by Ana on 6/6/2017 in Natural Disasters
    Downloads: 159
    This review was commissioned by UNICEF and Save the Children, with support from FAO, to provide an overview of how national governments and partners in countries in Eastern and Southern…

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  • NDRMMC Memorandum No. 62, series 2017 National Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergencies and Disaster Situations (Philippines)
    Uploaded by Mike Quilala on 5/31/2017 in Dissemination of information about MHPSS in emergencies
    Downloads: 185
    With the vulnerability of the Philippines to disasters brought about by natural and human induced hazards, the need for response on the mental health of people and their psychosocial well…

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  • Philippines: Mindanao Displacement from January 2016 to February 2017
    Uploaded by Mike Quilala on 5/12/2017
    Downloads: 110
    From January 2016 to February 2017, 96 incidents caused displacement of more than 695,500 people in 116 municipalities. In 2016, human-induced disaster, such as armed conflict, clan feud and crime…

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  • Philippines Humanitarian Bulletin No. 2, March 2, 2017
    Uploaded by Mike Quilala on 3/24/2017
    Highlights: a. A 6.7-magnitude earthquake in Surigao displaces thousands of families and causes destruction to homes, schools and infrastructure. b. Over 29,000 people are still displaced in Mindanao due to flooding. Heavy rains…

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  • Social and Behavior Change Communication For Emergency Preparedness: Implementation Kit
    Uploaded by Mike Quilala on 3/13/2017
    Downloads: 148
    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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  • UNESCO Kathmandu Office’s Education Response to Natural Disaster in Nepal
    Uploaded by Mike Quilala on 3/10/2017 in Nepal 2015 Earthquake Response
    Downloads: 86
    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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  • Strengthening Child Protection Systems in the Philippines: Child Protection in Emergencies
    Uploaded by Mike Quilala on 3/10/2017 in Child Protection in Emergencies (CPiE)
    Downloads: 140
    This report reviews and analyses how the CP work implemented during Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda provided an opportunity to tackle the problem of CP Systems building while responding to the immediate need…

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  • IASC MHPSS Chinese
    Uploaded by Marcio Gagliato on 3/6/2017
    Downloads: 1
    2007 IASC MHPSS Chinese

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  • Crisis Communications Manual
    Uploaded by Mike Quilala on 2/9/2017
    Downloads: 123
    This Crisis Communications Manual provides DSWD Central Office and its Regional Offices essential information and materials that will assist its staff and other personnel in handling communication during an emergency…

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  • Significados del espacio público en contextos de transformación por desastres socionaturales (2016)
    Uploaded by Laís Carvalho on 2/6/2017 in Assessment, Monitoring, Evaluation and Research
    Los desastres socionaturales y las acciones de reconstrucción activan la conciencia del entorno construido y la circulación de narrativas en los habitantes de las comunidades afectadas. En este proceso se…

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  • El impacto del cambio climático en la infancia. ¿Un futuro de catástrofes?
    Uploaded by Thais La Rosa on 1/27/2017 in Protection and human rights
    Downloads: 85
    La evidencia es clara: el calentamiento global es un hecho, y tendrá un impacto dramático en la humanidad. Los efectos probables de este calentamiento - desastres naturales cada vez más…

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  • Suffering in Silence: The 10 most under-reported humanitarian crises of 2016
    Uploaded by Mike Quilala on 1/19/2017
    Downloads: 60
    This report highlights where the global community must step up action to bring an end to human suffering and promote a world of peace and social justice. As an aid…

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  • Sphere Standards in National Humanitarian Response: Engaging with National Disaster Management Authorities
    Uploaded by Mike Quilala on 1/19/2017
    Downloads: 99
    This discussion paper considers various ways to approach and work with National Disaster Management Authorities and includes a range of recommendations in support of adopting standards at national level. It…

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  • 2011 Action humanitaire de l’UNICEF pour les enfants. Renforcer la résilience
    Uploaded by Laís Carvalho on 1/18/2017 in Assessment, Monitoring, Evaluation and Research
    Downloads: 84
    En 2010, Haïti a été frappé par le pire séisme de son histoire, une tragédie humanitaire encore aggravée par une succession de crises. J’y ai rencontré, lors de mes visites,…

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  • Guía para la aplicación de criterios para la priorización de acciones programáticas de reducción del riesgo de desastres (RRD) en América Latina y el Caribe
    Uploaded by Thais La Rosa on 1/12/2017 in Protection and human rights
    Downloads: 74
    Esta guía metodológica acompaña el documento titulado "Criterios para priorizar las acciones de reducción del riesgo de desastres a nivel nacional en América Latina y el Caribe" (Criterios para la…

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  • Primera ayuda psicológica: Guía para trabajadores de campo
    Uploaded by Thais La Rosa on 1/11/2017 in Protection and human rights
    Downloads: 254
    Psychological first aid: Guide for fieldworkers, released by WHO, the War Trauma Foundation (WTF) and World Vision International (WVI). Psychological First Aid (PFA) is an approach recommended in the IASC…

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  • Minimum standard commitments to gender and diversity in emergency programming
    Uploaded by Mike Quilala on 1/11/2017 in Dissemination of information about MHPSS in emergencies
    Downloads: 81
    This guidance presents Red Cross Red Crescent staff and volunteers with a set of Minimum Standard Commitments to gender and diversity in emergency programming. They are designed to assist in…

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  • SAIBA COMO AGIR EM CASO DE ENCHENTES ABRIGOS
    Uploaded by Ana Paula on 1/11/2017
    Downloads: 74
    O abrigo é um fator decisivo para a preservação da dignidade humana e a sobrevivência das pessoas atingidas por desastres. Além disso, o abrigo contribui para a sustentação da vida…

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  • MANIFESTO DO I SIMPÓSIO INTERNACIONAL DE SAÚDE MENTAL NA GESTÃO INTEGRAL DE RISCOS E DESASTRES
    Uploaded by Ana Paula on 1/11/2017
    Downloads: 14
    Considerando o aumento da frequência e da intensidade dos desastres no Brasil nos últimos anos, geradores de um cenário complexo para a elaboração de estratégias de cuidado em relação às…

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  • Marco de Sendai para a Redução do Risco de Desastres 2015- 2030
    Uploaded by Ana Paula on 1/11/2017
    Downloads: 56
    O presente marco pós-2015 para a redução do risco de desastres foi adotado na Terceira Conferência Mundial sobre a Redução do Risco de Desastres, realizada de 14-18 março de 2015,…

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  • A practical guide to Gender-sensitive Approaches for Disaster Management
    Uploaded by Mike Quilala on 1/6/2017
    Downloads: 59
    These guidelines are intended to help Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) incorporate effective gender-sensitive and inclusive…

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  • Psychological First Aid: Rapid proliferation and the search for evidence
    Uploaded by Mike Quilala on 1/3/2017 in PFA Training & Adaptation
    Downloads: 148
    Psychological first aid (PFA) has become the flagship early intervention for disaster survivors, with recent adaptations for disaster responders, in the post-9/11 era. PFA is broadly endorsed by expert consensus…

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  • Newborn Health in Humanitarian Settings: Field Guide
    Uploaded by Mike Quilala on 1/3/2017
    Downloads: 61
    This Field Guide is a companion to the Inter-Agency Field Manual on Reproductive Health in Humanitarian Settings (2010), providing information related specifically to newborn care during the neonatal period (days…

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  • Facilitando a Resiliência da Família e da Comunidade em Resposta a Grandes Desastres
    Uploaded by Ana Paula on 1/3/2017
    Downloads: 51
    Este trabalho tem por objetivo discutir o impacto dos eventos traumáticos e dos grandes desastres nos indivíduos, nas famílias e nas comunidades, apresentando o método LINC (Modelo facilitador de resiliência…

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  • Enfrentamento de desastres naturais : o uso de um coping coletivo
    Uploaded by Ana Paula on 1/3/2017
    Downloads: 76
    Os desastres naturais estão, atualmente, entre os mais comuns tipos de trauma. O impacto sofrido pelos indivíduos e pela comunidade atingida gera inúmeras respostas emocionais, tornando imperativa a mobilização de…

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  • Percepção de risco no contexto da seca: um estudo exploratório
    Uploaded by Ana Paula on 1/3/2017
    Downloads: 64
    O significado de um desastre para os sobreviventes determina não só como a situação é vivenciada, mas também como a recuperação ocorre. Experiências repetidas com um mesmo evento podem gerar…

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  • Desastres Naturais: Perdas e Reações Psicológicas de Vítimas de Enchentes em Teresina – PI
    Uploaded by Ana Paula on 1/3/2017
    Downloads: 74
    Artigo com base na análise das perdas vivenciadas pelas pessoas nas enchentes de Teresina em 2009. 2012, 9 páginas.

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  • A trajetória histórica e as possíveis práticas de intervenção do psicólogo frente às emergências e os desastres
    Uploaded by Ana Paula on 1/3/2017
    Downloads: 64
    A discussão sobre o tema trata da relação entre o exercício profissional da psicologia frente ao novo campo de trabalho denominado Psicologia das Emergências e dos Desastres. Busca resgatar a…

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  • Psicologia das emergências e dos desastres: Intervenções em Guaraciaba – SC
    Uploaded by Ana Paula on 1/3/2017
    Downloads: 81
    Em 07 de setembro de 2009, a cidade de Guaraciaba em Santa Catarina, sofreu um desastre natural: um tornado, que segundo dados da Defesa Civil: 6.700 pessoas foram afetadas diretamente…

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  • A ATUAÇÃO DO PSICÓLOGO DIANTE DOS DESASTRES NATURAIS: UMA REVISÃO
    Uploaded by Ana Paula on 1/3/2017
    Downloads: 44
    Os desastres naturais vêm afetando cada vez mais pessoas em todo o mundo, causando muitas vezes sofrimento psicológico às populações atingidas. Diante disso, questiona-se: como o psicólogo pode atuar em…

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  • Enchentes e saúde pública: uma questão na literatura científica recente das causas, consequências e respostas para prevenção e mitigação
    Uploaded by Ana Paula on 1/3/2017
    Downloads: 70
    As enchentes são os desastres naturais com maior frequência e afetam a vida de aproxi madamente 102 milhões de pessoas a cada ano, principalmente nos países em desenvolvimento e em…

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  • LOGÍSTICA DE RESPOSTA A DESASTRES: O CASO DAS CHUVAS DE CUBATÃO-SP EM 2013
    Uploaded by Ana Paula on 12/31/2016
    Downloads: 53
    A constante ocorrência de desastres naturais em determinadas áreas pode ser resultado de interferências em fatores ambientais e humanos a serem combatidas com medidas preventivas. O atendimento adequado às vítimas…

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  • Design humanitário nas emergências causadas por catátrofes naturais
    Uploaded by Ana Paula on 12/31/2016
    Downloads: 61
    Este artigo trata da responsabilidade do design diante das necessidades do mundo real através de um tema contemporâneo: o socorro a populações atingidas por eventos climáticos excepcionais em tempos de…

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  • Philippines: Typhoon Nock-Ten (Nina) Snapshot as of December 28, 2016
    Uploaded by Mike Quilala on 12/29/2016
    Downloads: 60
    Situation overview: As of 27 December (11:40 p.m., Manila time), Typhoon Nock-Ten (locally known as Nina) left the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and…

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  • Using the Sphere Standards in Urban Settings
    Uploaded by Mike Quilala on 12/28/2016 in Dissemination of information about MHPSS in emergencies
    Downloads: 46
    This material has been driven by two realisations: (a) humanitarian response in urban situations is substantially different from that in rural areas; (b) the number and scale of urban humanitarian…

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  • Humanitarian Bulletin Philippines, issue no. 11 (November-December 2016)
    Uploaded by Mike Quilala on 12/28/2016
    Highlights: a. The Indigenous community continue to undergo protracted displacement in Mindanao, where they lack access to basic social services. b. Skills training in Zamboanga City support peacebuilding efforts and help…

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  • Community Based Disaster Mental Heath Intervention (CBDMHI): Curriculum manual for use with communities affected by natural disasters in Nepal
    Uploaded by Mike Quilala on 12/28/2016
    Downloads: 137
    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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  • Les modèles d’intervention dans une Politique de santé mentale en Haïti (2010)
    Uploaded by Laís Carvalho on 12/23/2016 in Assessment, Monitoring, Evaluation and Research
    Downloads: 79
    Le gouvernement d’Haïti a engagé depuis quelques mois un processus de réflexion et de consultation menant à une Politique de santé mentale. Le séisme du 12 janvier a en effet…

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  • Les comportements de protection face au risque naturel: de la résistance à l’engagement (2011)
    Uploaded by Laís Carvalho on 12/22/2016 in Assessment, Monitoring, Evaluation and Research
    Downloads: 67
    Une gestion adéquate des risques suppose de tenir compte de l’ensemble des acteurs concernés et notamment des populations exposées. On se trouve aujourd’hui devant la difficulté d’impliquer ces populations et…

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  • Tsunami et bien-être subjectif : effet de l’implication personnelle et de la sociabilité (2007)
    Uploaded by Laís Carvalho on 12/14/2016 in Assessment, Monitoring, Evaluation and Research
    Downloads: 107
    Cette recherche au carrefour du fondamental et de l’appliqué se propose d’examiner les effets de la sociabilité et de l’implication personnelle (identifi cation personnelle et capacité perçue d’action) sur le…

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  • Haïti : neuf mois après le séisme, un programme de soins psychologiques et psychiatriques, entre modestie et nécessité… (2011)
    Uploaded by Laís Carvalho on 12/14/2016 in Psychosocial Care & Protection of Children
    Downloads: 59
    Florine attend, la tête posée sur l’épaule de son fils. Son visage émacié, grisâtre, ne permet pas de deviner son âge. Elle tremble.Elle peine à rejoindre la pièce de consultation,…

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  • Guide pour un assessment rapide des besoins psychosociaux et en santé mentale des populations affectées par une catastrophe naturelle (2006)
    Uploaded by Laís Carvalho on 12/14/2016 in Psychosocial Care & Protection of Children
    Downloads: 87
    Une évaluation rapide des besoins psychosociaux et en santé mentale ainsi que des ressources disponibles doit être réalisée aussi vite que possible après la catastrophe. L’objectif opérationnel de cet assessment…

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  • Estándares e indicadores para la educación en situaciones de emergencia
    Uploaded by Thais La Rosa on 12/7/2016 in MHPSS and Education in Emergencies Community of Practice
    Downloads: 69
    El objetivo de los Estándares e Indicadores de Calidad de la Educación en Situaciones de emergencia es determinar lineamientos técnicos, administrativos y operacionales, que permitan al Ministerio de Educación, y…

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  • Conferencia Internacional para la Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres en el Sector Educativo en América Latina y el Caribe
    Uploaded by Thais La Rosa on 12/7/2016 in MHPSS and Education in Emergencies Community of Practice
    Downloads: 59
    América Latina y el Caribe es la segunda región en el mundo, luego de Asia, en registrar el mayor número de situaciones de desastres producidos por eventos de origen natural…

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