Article related to Hurricane Maria, personal and collective suffering, and psychosocial support as a cross-cutting intervention. Published by: Journal of Tropical Psychology – Volume 7, e5, pp. 1–7. doi:10.1017/jtp.2017.6 Read more
Natural disaster
The aim of this rapid Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) needs assessment is to understand the needs of communities affected by Hurricane Maria in Dominica, identify existing services and resources, and generate recommendations to inform the design of... Read more
Editors’ Note: The December 2004 tsunami captured the world’s attention and generated wide-spread and worldwide responses. A small number of previous Martín-Baró Fund grantees as well as “Friends of the Fund” live and work in communities affected by structural... Read more
Natural disasters cause immense suffering among affected communities. Most occur in developing countries, which have fewer resources to respond to the resulting traumas and difficulties. As a consequence, most survivors have to rely on their own coping resources and... Read more
In December 2004 a tsunami destroyed the whole coastal line, killing more than 10,000 people in the district of Ampara alone and left many injured and homeless. But even before 2004 the whole population had faced 20 years of... Read more
This paper considers some dilemmas relating to developing effective assistance with and to people who have lived through extreme events in a civil war and ‘post-conflict’ context within Sri Lanka. The tsunami which devastated many coastal areas of Sri... Read more
