Mental Health and Psychosocial Support for Staff, Volunteers and Communities in an Outbreak of Novel Coronavirus | NLM

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Mental Health and Psychosocial Support for Staff, Volunteers and Communities in an Outbreak of Novel Coronavirus

02/01/2020 12:00 AM EST

Source: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). Published: 2/2020. This 14-page briefing note provides background knowledge on the mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) aspects related to 2019-nCoV and suggests MHPSS activities that can be implemented. The messages can be helpful for those in contact with patients or relatives and feel the strain of working and living during the epidemic. The briefing is aimed both at those working in any capacity with those affected by 2019-nCoV and for the MHPSS responders who implement MHPSS activities and interventions for everyone affected. (PDF)