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- Title
Inter-agency agreement on mental health and psychosocial support in emergency settings.
- Authors
van Ommeren, Mark; Wessells, Mike
- Abstract
The article presents the mental health and psychosocial support guidelines for emergency. The guidelines developed by the Inter-Agency Standard Committee (IASC) aim to promote psychosocial well being and cure mental illness with a structure consistent on communicable diseases and gender-based violence documents. It also emphasizes the significance of mobilizing groups of disaster-affected people to create their own supports and join in the relief scheme. The guidelines are seen to be essential when emergency cases occur.
- Subjects
MENTAL health; PSYCHOSOCIAL factors; GUIDELINES; COMMUNICABLE diseases; ASSISTANCE in emergencies; MEDICAL care societies; SOCIAL psychology; MENTAL illness; GENDER
- Publication
Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2007, Vol 85, Issue 11, p822
- ISSN
0042-9686
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2471/BLT.07.047894