Systematic review of evidence for effectiveness of Psychological First Aid Read more
Psychological First Aid
PDF version of the power points accompanying the Psychological First Aid: Manual for Orienting Field Workers. Read more
These power points accompany the Psychological First Aid: Manual for Orienting Field Workers. They are 5 MB size to enable sharing more easily. Read more
This field report offers some examples of donor related, and management induced, stress among local humanitarian staff in northern Sri Lanka. These examples were identified during staff care interventions held with a dozen non-governmental organisations in the region. In... Read more
Three days after theTsunami hit the war-torn Jaffna district in northern Sri Lanka, a mental health task force was formed. The approach of this task force, comprising a cooperative initiative between 18 humanitarian agencies, is described in this field... Read more
Published by the World Health Organization in 2011 under the title Psychological first aid: Guide for field workers, the Director General of the World Health Organization has granted translation and publication rights to an edition in Tamil to The... Read more
Published by the World Health Organization in 2011 under the title Psychological first aid: Guide for field workers, the Director General of the World Health Organization has granted translation and publication rights to an edition in Sinhala to The... Read more
These slides (in pdf format) accompany the PFA Facilitator’s Manual for Orienting Field Workers. Read more
Author: Leslie Snider with close consultation with Alison Schafer (World Vision International (WVI)), Mark van Ommeren (World Health Organization) Published by: World Health Organization, 2013 This manual is designed to orient helpers to offer psychological first aid (PFA) to... Read more
The manual is designed to orient helpers to offer psychological first aid (PFA) to people following a serious crisis event. PFA involves humane, supportive and practical assistance for people who are distressed, in ways that respect their dignity, culture... Read more
