Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Humanitarian Emergencies: What Should Humanitarian Health Workers Know?

Publication language
English
Pages
31pp
Date published
01 Jan 2010
Type
Tools, guidelines and methodologies
Keywords
Health, Psychosocial support, Response and recovery

This document is for humanitarian health actors working at national and sub-national level in countries facing emergencies and crises. It applies to Health Cluster partners, including governmental and non-governmental health service providers. Based on the Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings, this document gives an overview of essential knowledge that humanitarian health actors should have about mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) in humanitarian emergencies.