On trouvera résumée ici la position actuelle du Département Santé mentale et toxicomanies concernant l’aide à apporter aux populations exposées à des facteurs de stress extrême, par exemple réfugiés, personnes déplacées dans leur propre pays, survivants d’une catastrophe ou populations exposées à des actes de guerre ou à un génocide.

Guiding Principles and Recommendations

Setting WHO directions

Out of the shadows

Trauma can affect a refugee child on an individual, classroom, school, and family level. However, just because a student is a refugee, it does not mean he or she has experienced trauma and/or will exhibit symptoms related to trauma. Many refugee children adjust very well to new school settings and often quickly pick up language and cultural norms in the school setting

White Paper from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network Refugee Trauma Task Force

La salud física y emocional son importantes para cada niño. Los padres son los primeros que notan un problema de la conducta emocional o del aprendizaje de su hijo(a). Ud. puede ayudar a su hijo(a) a obtener el mejor cuidado de su doctor por medio de contestar estas preguntas. Favor de indicar cual frase describe a su hijo(a) | Spanish PSC Gouverneur Revision 2-7-03

Education in emergencies is a young area; the evidence of its impact is often anecdotal, and although its status as a humanitarian concern has gained legitimacy in recent years, it has yet to be accepted across the humanitarian community. Much more needs to be done to enhance our understanding of the links between education and child protection in emergency situations

Understanding Cultural Diversity in Mental Health