This briefing note provides background knowledge on the MHPSS aspects related to nCoV and suggests MHPSS activities that can be implemented. Read more
Stress
This briefing note provides background knowledge on the MHPSS aspects related to nCoV and suggests MHPSS activities that can be implemented. Read more
This briefing note provides background knowledge on the MHPSS aspects related to nCoV and suggests MHPSS activities that can be implemented. The messages can be helpful for those in contact with patients or relatives and feel the strain of... Read more
How to cope with stress related to public health crisis and maintain a healthy mind Read more
Summary of the research literature on the impact of trauma on the mental health of refugees and asylum-seekers, and includes recommendations for policy-makers, clinicians and researchers. Read more
Guidelines have been provided for use by organizations in establishing their own staff care system, in the interest of reducing risk and managing stress in humanitarian workers. The guidelines present 8 principles and corresponding suggested indicators with case studies... Read more
Holmgren, H., Søndergaard, H., & Elklit, A. (2003). Stress and coping in traumatised interpreters: A pilot study of refugee interpreters working for a humanitarian organisation. Intervention,1(3), 22-28. Twelve Kosovo-Albanian interpreters at the Danish Red Cross (DRC) asylum reception centre... Read more
Vázquez, C., & Pérez-Sales, P. (2007). Planning needs and services after collective trauma: should we look for the symptoms of PTSD?. Intervention, 5(1), 27-40. After the Madrid March 11, 2004 terrorist attacks, the interplay of politicians, journalists and academicians... Read more
Al Obaidi, A. K. S., & Atallah, S. F. (2009). Iraqi refugees in Egypt: an exploration of their mental health and psychosocial status. Intervention, 7(2), 145-151. Thousands of Iraqis have settled in Egypt since 2003, escaping death threats, torture,... Read more
Care for the caretakers: rolling out a protocol or developing tailor-made programmes on the spot? Intervention 2010, Volume 8, Number 2, Page 165 – 16 Some western nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) have developed protocols aimed at providing care for the... Read more
