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- Emerging Practices: Mental health and psychosocial support in refugee operations during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020)
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- Assessing Mental Health and Psychosocial Needs and Resources Toolkit For Humanitarian Settings (2012)
- IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings. Checklist (2008)
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- Les personels infirmiers en santé mentale dans le monde (2022)
- Challenges and Opportunities for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in the COVID-19 Response in Africa: A Mixed-Methods Study (2022)
- El alcohol y la COVID-19 en la Región de las Américas (2021)
- Álcool e COVID-19 nas Américas (2021)
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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 9313. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159313. A mixed-methods study, using an online survey and in-depth interviews, was conducted. Participants included Mental Health Focal Points at the Ministries of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO) country ...
El mundo se enfrenta a graves consecuencias derivadas de la falta de servicios y tratamientos de salud mental. Todos los países, culturas y comunidades padecen enfermedades mentales y la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) afirma que el 10% de la carga global de enfermedad está relacionada con...
Le monde fait face aux conséquences graves du manque de services et de traitements de santé mentale disponibles. Les troubles mentaux touchent tous les pays, toutes les cultures et toutes les collectivités. Selon l’Organisation mondiale de la Santé (OMS), 10% de la charge mondiale de morbidit...
Esta hoja informativa destaca la relación entre el consumo de alcohol y la COVID-19. El alcohol se utiliza a menudo para la socialización y por algunas personas para hacer frente a las emociones difíciles como la ansiedad, el miedo, la depresión, el aburrimiento y la incertidumbre, todo lo cual ...
Esta ficha informativa destaca a relação entre o consumo de álcool e a COVID-19. O consumo episódico pesado é considerado um risco à saúde para a COVID-19, e o álcool é usado por alguns para lidar com as emoções difíceis que aumentaram durante a pandemia.
This fact sheet highlights the relationship between alcohol consumption and COVID-19. Heavy episodic drinking is considered a health risk for COVID-19, and alcohol is used by some to cope with difficult emotions that increased during the pandemic.
Following a long recovery from the economic crisis (2007–2013), young people in the EU proved to be more vulnerable to the effects of the restrictions put in place to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Young people were more likely than older groups to experience job loss, financial insecur...
The COVID-19 pandemic is having a major impact on the mental health of populations in the Americas. Studies
show high rates of depression and anxiety, among other psychological symptoms, particularly among women, young
people, those with pre-existing mental health conditions, health workers, and p...
Preliminary overview of refugees and migrants self-reported impact of COVID-19
The study surveyed over 30,000 refugees and migrants living in 170 countries. Many of the respondents had fled war or dire economic conditions in their home country only to be faced with the additional challenges posed b...
Сотрудники структурного подразделения Московского института психоанализа "Виртуальная Клиника", а также группа специалистов Московского государственного униве...
Une note d'orientation interagencesur la collaboration avec les communautés des zones à forte densité pour planifier des approches locales de prévention et de gestion de la COVID-19.
In March 2020 the IASC Reference Group on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support uniting 57 humanitarian organizations as member issued the Interim Briefing Note Addressing Mental Health and Psychosocial Aspects of COVID-19 Outbreak. This document has proven to be very useful in the response and has...
This document presents a brief overview of how UNHCR adapts its activities for mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) to the changing context of the pandemic. Staff of UNHCR and partners, in country offices in all regions of the world, have developed innovative field practices to continue pr...
Key highlights from January to April 2020 (Syria situation)
Across the MENA region, UNHCR is receiving alarming reports of increasing mental health issues among the forcibly displaced. Mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) activities are being stepped up by UNHCR and partners to address th...
Als Berufsverband Österreichischer PsychologInnen ist es uns ein großes Anliegen die Bevölkerung auch in der aktuellen Situation rund um das Coronavirus (bzw. COVID-19) gut zu versorgen. Dafür haben wir für Sie nützliche Informationen zusammengestellt.
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The CB MHPSS operational guidelines were developed in response to emerging evidence on the determinants of children’s resilience, lessons learned from the evaluation of existing approaches, and the unique challenges that today’s crises pose for children’s safety, wellbeing and optimal developm...
Assessing Mental Health and Psychosocial Needs and Resources Toolkit For Humanitarian Settings
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Available in different languages: English, French, Arabic, Russian
This document is for humanitarian health actors working at national and sub-national level in countries facing humanitarian emergencies. It applies to Health Cluster partners, including governmental and non-governmental health service providers.
Based on the IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psy...
