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Femicides in 2023: Global Estimates of Intimate Partner/Family Member Femicides (2024)
Guidance Note: Mental health and Psychosocial Support Implications of Mpox Outbreaks, September 2024 (2024)
Gut mit Stress und Belastungen umgehen: ein illustriertes Übungsbuch (2020)
Faire ce qui compte en période de stress (2020)
IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings. Checklist (2008)

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Femicides in 2023: Global Estimates of Intimate Partner/Family Member Femicides (2024)
16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence 25 November - 10 December 2024 (2024)
Good Practices in Perinatal Mental Health for Women during Wars and Migrations: A Narrative Synthesis from the COST Action Riseup-PPD in the Context of the War in Ukraine (2022)
Социальное и психическое здоровье пожилых женщин как часть стратегии спасения людей: Новые вызовы для социальной работы (2021)
Training Guide: Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergencies (2024)

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Guidance Note: Mental health and Psychosocial Support Implications of Mpox Outbreaks, September 2024
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International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (2024) CC

The IFRC Psychosocial Centre has published a guidance note providing an overview of the psychosocial consequences of virus outbreaks, with a focus on mpox, and outlines key considerations for MHPSS programming. The current mpox outbreaks present numerous challenges for responding National Societi... more

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Интеграция профилактики, лечения и ведения психических расстройств и других неинфекционных заболеваний в системе здравоохранения

World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO

Психические расстройства имеют общие черты с другими неинфекционными заболеваниями, в том числе многие основные причины и общие последствия, высокую степень взаи... more

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Transitioning from long-stay services to community mental health networks Towards deinstitutionalization in the WHO South-East Asia Region-Bangkok, Thailand, 12–14 March 2024

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2024) C_WHO

The burden of mental health conditions in the Region is high and actions are being taken by WHO to address this issue. These include the PARO Declaration (1) by the health ministers of Member States at the Seventy-fifth Session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia on universal access to... more

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Training Manual - Psychological First Aid for Field Workers in Fiji

Adventist Development and Relief Agency International, Caritas, Fiji Red Cross Society et al. (2021) CC

This Fiji contextualized manual was initially drafted for CANDO partners as a result of the work done by the humanitarian arms of the various Christian denominations. However as the work progressed it became evidently clear that the training was needed for all responders, and not only Christian resp... more

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Violence against women 60 years and older

World Health Organization WHO (2024) C_WHO

This briefing note, which focuses on the measurement of violence against women 60 years and older, is one in a series of methodological briefing notes for strengthening the measurement and data collection of violence against particular groups of women or specific aspects of violence against women . ... more

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Community-Based Mental Health: A Training Guide for Community Providers

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies IFRC (2023) CC

Mental health problems are common and cause great suffering to individuals and communities around the world. They have a significant impact not only on the physical and mental health of those affected but also on their families and the communities they live in. At the same time, all communities have... more

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Violence against women

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2021) C_WHO

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How to support survivors of gender-based violence when a GBV actor is not available in your area

Inter-Agency Standing Committee (2023) CC

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...rtners such as health, psychosocial support, shelter and non-food items. Consider services provided by communities such as mosques/ churches, women’s groups and Disability Service Organizations. Remember your role. Provide a listening ear, free of judgment. Provide accurate, up-to-date information on available services. Let the survivor make their own choices. Know what you can and cannot manage. Even without a GBV actor in your area, there may be other partners, such as a child protection or mental health specialist, who can support survivors that require additional attention and support. Ask the survivor for permission before connecting them to anyone else. Do not force the survivor if s/he says no. Do not proactively identify or seek out GBV survivors. Be available in case someone asks for support. Remember your mandate. All humanitarian practitioners are mandated to provide non-judgmental and non-discriminatory support to people in need regardless of: gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability status, age, ethnicity/tribe/race/religion, who perpetrated/committed violence, and the situation in which violence was committed. Use a survivor-centered approach by practicing: Respect: all actions you take are guided by respect for the survivor’s choices, wishes, rights and dignity. Safety: the safety of the survivor is the number one priority. Confidentiality: people have the right to choose to whom they will or will not tell their story. Maintaining confidentiality means not sharing any information to anyone. Non-discrimination: providing equal and fair treatment to anyone in need of support. If health services exist, always provide information on what is available. Share what you know, and most importantly explain what you do not. Let the survivor decide if s/he wants to access them. Receiving quality medical care within 72 hours can prevent transmission of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and within 120 hours can prevent unwanted pregnancy. Provide the opportunity for people with disabilities to communicate to you without the presence of their caregiver, if wished and does not endanger or create tension in that relationship. If a man or boy is raped it does not mean he is gay or bisexual. Gender-based violence is based on power, not someone’s sexuality. Sexual and gender minorities are often at increased risk of harm and violence due to their sexual orientation and/or gender identity. Actively listen and seek to support all survivors. Anyone can commit an act of gender-based violence including a spouse, intimate partner, family member, caregiver, in-law, stranger, parent or someone who is exchanging money or goods for a sexual act. Anyone can be a survivor of gender-based violence – this includes, but isn’t limited to, people who are married, elderly individuals or people who engage in sex work. Protect the identity and safety of a survivor. Do not write down, take pictures or verbally share any personal/identifying information about a survivor or their experience, including with your supervisor. Put phones and computers away to avoid concern that a survivor’s voice is being recorded. Personal/identifying information includes the survivor’s name, perpetrator(s) name, date of birth, registration number, home address, work address, location where their children go to school, the exact time and place the incident took place etc. Share general, non-identifying information To your team or sector partners in an effort to make your program safer. To your support network when seeking self-care and encouragement. more

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Manual clínico: atención integral de salud en situaciones de violencias por motivos de género. Herramientas para equipos de salud

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) (2022) C_WHO

Las violencias por motivos de género atraviesan a mujeres, LGBTI+, niñeces y adolescencias con gran impacto en múltiples dimensiones de la vida y el sistema de salud tiene un rol fundamental en su detección temprana, en la evaluación del riesgo, en la prevención y la atención integral.Por... more

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Специалисты психиатрического коллектива: особенности работы, профессиональное взаимодействие, личностные характеристики и межличностные отношения: Методические рекомендации

О.А. Митина, В.С. Ястребов Научный центр психического здоровья РАМН Утверждено директором НЦПЗ РАМН, акад. РАМН, проф. А.С. Тигановым Издано при поддержке фармацевтической компании ЭЛИ ЛИЛЛИ ВОСТОК СА (2012) C2

В методических рекомендациях изложены значимые характеристики основных категорий работников психиатрической службы в морально-этической сфере, профессионально... more

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Скажем изоляции – нет ! : психосоциальная реабилитация в условиях психиатрического стационара

Т.А. Солохина, проф. В.С. Ястребов, Л.С. Шевченко et al. Центр социально-психологической и информационной поддержки «Семья и психическое здоровье»; Региональная благотворительная общественная организация; ФГБУ «НАУЧНЫЙ ЦЕНТР ПСИХИЧЕСКОГО ЗДОРОВЬЯ» РАМН (2012) C2

В пособии представлены организационно-методические аспекты проекта «Скажем изоляции – нет!»: психосоциальная реабилитация в условиях психиатрического стациона�... more