COVID-19 Recommended Interventions in Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) During the Pandemic | NLM

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COVID-19 Recommended Interventions in Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) During the Pandemic

06/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT

Source: World Health Organization, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Published: 6/2020. This 14-page document describes the essential interventions in mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) that should be developed on an intersectoral basis in countries and communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Its frame of reference is the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) intervention pyramid for MHPSS services, which shows different levels of support, ranging from social considerations, safety, and basic needs, to the provision of specialized services for the management of more severe conditions, as well as the probable volume of demand at each established level. (PDF)