Psychological support in events of mass destruction: challenges and lessons
- 2004
- p.2121-127.
- 22 May
The 1990s saw the introduction and implementation of psychosocial support as an important component of disaster management programmes. This article presents a community-based psychosocial programme that seeks to address three challenges included assessment of the impact of a disaster on survivors, participatory planning to involve the community in support programmes and lastly the development and preparation of material to help the community help itself. -Reproduced.