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Psychosocial support is an essential component of
disaster relief and rehabilitation. Children and adolescents need special
attention in such situations. Care and service providers have to be
sensitized to the needs, and the approaches have to be tailored for these
special groups. The ‘Expressions’ programme at the Child Development and Adolescent Health
Centre, Vidyasagar Institute of Mental Health and
Neurosciences, led by Dr Jitendra Nagpal, has developed a manual for children and
adolescents in disaster situations. The manual was developed with inputs from
UNICEF, and in collaboration with WHO Representative’s office in India. The
manual is based on the model of the post Tsunami psycho social support
undertaken by the UN team for recovery support in Tamil Nadu.
The manual is organised in separate sections for
the facilitators and service providers and can be readily used by teachers
and care givers as an early intervention. This manual will help to bridge the
gap in this important area of psychosocial support in disaster situations. More>…
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