"Greatest Need Was to Be Listened To:” The Importance of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support During COVID-19 | NLM

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"Greatest Need Was to Be Listened To:” The Importance of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support During COVID-19

10/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT

Source: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). Published: 10/2020. This 24-page joint report, sponsored by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), International Fede­ration of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), Danish Red Cross, Lebanese Red Cross, and Swedish Red Cross, collates seven case studies from mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) activities around the world to highlight how Red Cross and Red Crescent volunteers are treating the hidden wounds of the COVID-19 pandemic among the world’s most vulnerable communities. (PDF)