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How you can support your child during bombing?

Leaflet, Infographic, Fact sheet, Poster

This document is a tip sheet to be distributed by Child Protection coordination teams. It offers tips on how to support kids during bombing. The tip sheet offers information to support kids during bombing as follows: General tips to help...

Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Humanitarian Emergencies - What Should Protection Programme Managers Know?

Book

This document is for protection programme managers working at national and sub-national level in low and middle income countries. It is both for Protection Cluster coordinators (and coordinators of the five specific areas within the Cluster...

IASC Reference Group Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Assessment Guide

Book

The purpose of this document is to provide agencies with a guide with three tools containing key assessment questions that are of common relevance to all actors involved in Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) independent of the...

Psychological first aid: Facilitator’s manual for orienting field workers

Book

This manual is designed to orient helpers to offer psychological first aid (PFA) to people following a serious crisis event. PFA involves humane, supportive and practical assistance for people who are distressed, in ways that respect their...

Psychological first aid: Guide for field workers

Book

1 December 2011

This guide covers psychological first aid which involves humane, supportive and practical help to fellow human beings suffering serious crisis events. It is written for people in a position to help others who have experienced an extremely...

IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings - Checklist for field use

Book

1 January 2008

The primary purpose of these guidelines is to enable humanitarian actors and communities to plan, establish and coordinate a set of minimum multi-sectoral responses to protect and improve people's mental health and psychosocial well-being...

IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings

Book

1 December 2007

The Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) issues these Guidelines to enable humanitarian actors to plan, establish and coordinate a set of minimum multi-sectoral responses to protect and improve people’s mental health and psychosocial well...