This guide contains 9 modules, some of which must be completed over several sessions. The module 1 presents psychological first aid, which is very useful in an epidemic situation and helps to meet people's immediate psychological and social needs... Read more
Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS)
This guide contains 9 modules, some of which must be completed over several sessions. The module 1 presents psychological first aid, which is very useful in an epidemic situation and helps to meet people's immediate psychological and social needs... Read more
We developed the \" Psychological Intervention Guide: Intervening in Infectious Disease Epidemics\" (Now only in French) to address a pressing need and provide a cross-cultural tool to mental health professionals. The guide includes 9 modules, some of which must... Read more
This guiding framework is a contextually adapted, joint position paper for German development cooperation that reflects the current status of the debate among the institutions and experts involved as to what constitutes good psychosocial work with refugees and IDP,... Read more
Abramowitz, S., & Kleinman, A. (2008). Humanitarian intervention and cultural translation: a review of the IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings. Intervention, 6(3), 219-227. In this article, we place the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC)... Read more
Schilperoord, M., Buffoni, L., & Kouyou, W. (2008). UNHCR's potential and its challenges in implementing the IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings in the Ethiopia context. Intervention, 6(3), 307-309. UNHCR has started to integrate... Read more
Wessells, M., & van Ommeren, M. (2008). Developing inter-agency guidelines on mental health and psychosocial support in emergency settings. Intervention, 6(3/4), 199-218. This paper describes how and why the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial... Read more
Onyango, G. R., Paratharayil, M., van den Berg, S., Reiffers, R., Snider, L., & Erikson, C. (2011). Spirituality and psychosocial work in emergencies: four commentaries and a response. Intervention, 9(1), 61-73. The commentaries on the next few pages relate... Read more
