Terremoto de Ecuador 16 de abril de 2016 – Revisión de información relevante para la Salud Mental y el Apoio Psicosocial (SMAPS) Read more
Earthquake
This document describes a desk review started after the April 25 and May 12 earthquakes in Nepal. The main aim of the desk review was to summarize existing information with regard to mental health and psychosocial wellbeing in Nepal.... Read more
Budosan, B., & Aziz, S. (2009). A mixed methods field based assessment to design a mental health intervention after the 2005 earthquake in Mansehra, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan. Intervention, 7(3), 265-280. The capacity of the pre disaster mental health... Read more
Schininà, G., Hosn, M. A., Ataya, A., Dieuveut, K., & Salem, M. A. (2010). Psychosocial response to the Haiti earthquake: the experiences of International Organization for Migration. Intervention, 8(2), 158-164. This article briefly describes the International Organization for Migration's... Read more
Kohan, I., Pérez-Sales, P., Cisneros, M. H., Chirinos, R., Pérez-Langa, R., Holguín, M. R., … & Silva, A. (2011). Emergencies and disasters as opportunities to improve mental health systems: Peruvian experience in Huancavelica. Intervention, 9(3), 237-248. The paper describes... Read more
Budosan, B., & Bruno, R. F. (2011). Strategy for providing integrated mental health/psychosocial support in post earthquake Haiti. Intervention, 9(3), 225-236. The recent earthquake in Haiti exposed all the weaknesses in the mental health care system existing prior to... Read more
Rose, N., Hughes, P., Ali, S., & Jones, L. (2011). Integrating mental health into primary health care settings after an emergency: lessons from Haiti. Intervention, 9(3), 211-224. Following the 2010 Haiti earthquake, there was a need for specialist services... Read more
This report contains the compilation of the JRNA –Phase 01 actions in the state of Manipur, India in the aftermath of the Earthquake of 6.7 magnitudes in Richter scale that hits Manipur on 4 January, 2016 early morning (4.35... Read more
Provides background socio-demographic and health information that may be useful in planning MHPSS response. Including sections on: geography, economy, population, housing, water and sanitation, household data, family planning, maternal and child health, nutrition, domestic violence, etc Read more
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 was conducted involving MHPSS practitioners for leading local... Read more
