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- Ratschläge für Eltern, wie sie Jugendlichen nach traumatischen Ereignissen helfen können (2023)
- Demenz und Migration (2023)
- Ukrainian Prioritized Multisectoral Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Actions During and After the War: Operational Roadmap (2022)
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The magnitude and complexity of these mental health conditions caused by prolonged and extensive trauma requires a diagnosis fitting the unique context of the Syrian conflict. Over half a million people have been killed since the beginning of the conflict in 2011, and more than 6.4 million are inter...
This Toolkit aims to support the understanding and implementation of integrated mental health programs in humanitarian settings. It provides a framework for essential steps and components, with associated key guidance and resources, that strengthen the integration process, and is primarily intended ...
Manual
In den letzten Jahrzehnten hat es im westlichen Raum eine ganze Reihe web-basierter Therapieangebote gegeben. Die Entwicklung und Erforschung eines der ersten web-basierten Therapiemanuale (Interapy) wurde in den Niederlanden unter der Leitung von Prof. Dr. Alfred Lange und Prof. Dr. Paul Emmelkamp ...
War Trauma Foundation strengthens mental health care and psychosocial support through capacity building and development and dissemination of expertise through the implementation of programmes in (post) conflict areas. We develop and evaluate new methods in close cooperation with (local) partner orga...
Singing to the Lions is a free training package (facilitator’s guide, supplement and video) by CRS, that is designed to help children and youth lessen the impact of violence and abuse in their lives. The main component is a three-day workshop where participants learn skills that can help them tran...
The health impact of radiological and nuclear emergencies can last for decades. Lessons learned from past radiological and nuclear accidents have demonstrated that the mental health and psychosocial consequences can outweigh the direct physical health impacts of radiation exposure. International rad...
According to WHO, around 22% of adults in conflict settings have mental health conditions.
This is almost triple to non-conflict settings. There is no generally accepted estimate for children but it is clear that children who are refugees, IDPs or who live in conflict settings have high levels of m...
Technical Note
Recently, the approach to hazardous events has undergone a considerable shift, away from reactive activities focused on managing and responding to events and towards a more proactive process of emergency and disaster risk management (DRM). The ultimate goal of this shift in focus is ...
The Life Skills through Drama curriculum aims at promoting the protection of Syrian and Lebanese adolescent girls from Gender Based Violence and enhancing their psychosocial wellbeing. This curriculum addresses the basic life skills that adolescent girls living in difficult conditions in any similar...
Emergency health kits
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WHO has developed standardized health kits of medicines and medical supplies to meet different health needs in humanitarian emergencies and disasters.
These kits are developed to provide reliable and affordable medicines and supplies quickly to those in need. The kits are used by United Nations age...
EQUIP: Ensuring Quality in Psychological Support is a joint WHO/UNICEF project to improve the competence of helpers and the consistency and quality of training and service delivery. The EQUIP platform makes freely available competency assessment tools and e-learning courses to support governments, t...
Children’s mental health is top concern for Ukrainian parents, new World Vision report finds; Studies show 22 per cent of people in conflict zones suffer mental disorders; Prevention programs must be urgently prioritised
pinga hat es sich zur Aufgabe gemacht psychologische Beratung einfach verfügbar und erschwinglich für alle zu gestalten.
Nach deiner Registrierung erhältst du Zugang zu einem Chat mit einer Psycholog*in (textbasierte Beratung). Dieser Chat bietet dir einen geschützten Raum, um dich zu deinen T...
The development of this Operational Roadmap has been driven by a growing consensus in Ukraine on the need to prioritize activities that are urgently required to address the mental health and psychosocial needs of the country’s population and also the importance of basing the response on existing s...
WHO-endorsed interagency mental health and psychosocial support guidelines for an effective response to emergencies recommend services at a number of levels – from basic services to clinical care. Clinical care for mental health should be provided by or under the supervision of mental health speci...
n Deutschland leben zurzeit etwa 22 Millionen Menschen mit Migrationshintergrund, davon sind über 2,23 Millionen älter als 65 Jahre. Eine Studie des Robert Koch-Instituts (2008) kam zu dem Ergebnis, dass Migrantinnen und Migranten ab 55 Jahren höhere Gesundheitsrisiken aufweisen als vergleichbare...
Ratschläge nach Altersgruppen - Kleinkinder, Vorschulkinder, Schulkinder, Jugendliche - rund um die zentralen Frage: Wie helfe ich meinem traumatisierten Kind?
Die Erinnerungen an ein fürchterliches Ereignis brennen manchmal wie eine körperliche Wunde. Diese Erinnerungen sind dann anders als di...
KEY MESSAGES
Always talk to a GBV specialist first to understand what GBV services are available in your area. Some services may take the form of hotlines, a mobile app or other remote support.
Be aware of any other available services in your area. Identify services provided by humanitarian pa...
