Beating the Fear: Helping Disaster Survivors Overcome Trauma

Asian Disaster Preparedness Center. 11/01/2016 This four-page document discusses the psychological impacts of disasters that are often overlooked, despite the long-lasting trauma suffered by disaster survivors. It explores how a Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) trainer ' s workshop, conducted in 2011 by the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC), gave graduates the skills they need to support the psychosocial needs of those they are treating. (PDF)

Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - October 11, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news